ACW's
Recommended Writer's Library
Begin
building your writer's library gradually, as you can afford to - being
a good steward of your financial resources. Sections A through F can be
ordered online from 1-800-21-WRITE or e-mail ACWriters@aol.com for a printed
catalog.
Select 1
book from each category, then add a second, and so forth, until you have
a well-stock library of writer's tools, training, and reference materials.
A. Market
Guides
- Christian
Writer's Market Guide by Sally Stuart, an annual publication. Sally's
guide has over 2000 Christian publications and organizations listed.
- Writer's
Market by Writers Digest publications, an annual publication. This
secular market guide has only about 200 religious markets listed, including
cults and other non-Christian publications.
B. Basic
How-to-be-a-Writer Books
- An
Introduction to Christian Writing by Ethel Herr, a classic.
- Complete
Guide to Writing for Publication by
- Guide
to Getting Published
by Sally Stuart
- Money
Wise by Dennis Hensley
C. Writer's
Toolbox Style Guides
- Christian
Writers' Manual of Style
by Robert Hudson
- Elements
of Style by Wm. Strunk & E.B. White, a short & to-the-point
classic.
- Flip
Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer
- Synonym
Finder by J. I. Rodale
- Woe
Is I by Patricia O'Conner, best tongue-in-cheek fun grammar guide
around.
D. Writer's
Toolbox Reference Books
- Book
Proposals that Sell by W. Terry Whalin
- Merriam
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
by Merriam-Webster Inc.
- You
Can Market Your Book by Carmen Leal
E. Genre-specific
Guides
- On
Writing Well by William Zinsser, a classic.
- Self-Editing
for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
- Art
& Craft of Poetry by Michael J. Bugeja
- Effective
Magazine Writing by Roger Palms, former editor of Decision magazine!
- Feminine
Wiles by Donna Elizabeth Boetig
- How
to Write & Sell the Christian Novel by Gilbert Morris
- How
to Write Funny by Greg Gagliardi
- How
to Write What You Love by Dennis Hensley
Plus our
OCACW President's pick for Inspirational Books for Christian Writers:
- Indelible
Ink by Scott Larsen
- Write
His Answer by Marlene Bagnull, a Bible study for Christian writers!
- The
Heart of the Artist
by Rory Noland, gifts and character as a writer.
- Writer
to Writer by Bodie & Brock Thoene, by a great Christian fiction
team.
- The
Christian Imagination by Leland Ryken, visit with Tolkein, C.S.
Lewis, etc.
- Writing
A Book that makes a Difference
by Philip Gerard, why do you write?
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