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Books in Carlson Library (4th Floor) (some may be on temporary display, 1st Floor)
The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction
by
Michael Seidman
Call Number: PN162 .S43 2000
ISBN: 0898799384
Publication Date: 2000
642 things to write about /
by
the San Francisco Writers' Grotto ; introduction by Po Bronson
ISBN: 9781452105444
Publication Date: 2011
The Author's Toolkit
by
Mary Embree
ISBN: 9781581152609
Publication Date: 2003
Creating Unforgettable Characters
by
Linda Seger
Call Number: PN1689 .S44 1990
ISBN: 9780805011715
Publication Date: 1990
The Emotion Thesaurus: a Writer's Guide to Character Expression
by
Angela Ackerman; Becca Puglisi (As told to)
ISBN: 9781475004953
Publication Date: 2012
The Essence of Fiction
by
Malcolm L. McConnel
ISBN: 0393023060
Publication Date: 1986
Fiction Is Folks
by
Robert Newton Peck
ISBN: 0898791138
Publication Date: 1983
How Fiction Works
by
Oakley M. Hall
ISBN: 1884910491
Publication Date: 2001
How Novelists Work
by
Maura Dooley
Call Number: PN3355 .H69x 2000
ISBN: 1854111922
Publication Date: 1999
see table of contents
How to Find Your Own Voice
by
Peter Porosky
ISBN: 0819156124
Publication Date: 1988
How to Grow a Novel
by
Sol Stein
Call Number: PN3365 .S82 1999
ISBN: 0312209495
Publication Date: 1999
How to Write a Novel
by
Manuel Komroff
Call Number: PN3365 .K6
Publication Date: 1950
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
by
James Scott Bell
ISBN: 9780910355148
Publication Date: 2014
Manuscript Makeover
by
Elizabeth Lyon
ISBN: 9780399533952
Publication Date: 2008
No Plot? No Problem!
by
Chris Baty
ISBN: 9781452124773
Publication Date: 2014
No plot? No problem! : a low-stress, high-velocity guide to writing a novel in 30 days /
by
Chris Baty
ISBN: 9780811845052
Publication Date: 2004
Novel and Short Story Writer's Market
Call Number: PN3355 .F47 1997, 1998
Publication Date: 1997, 1998
(2 editions available)
Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes
by
Raymond Obstfeld
Call Number: PN3365 .O27 2000
ISBN: 0898799732
Publication Date: 2000
Novel Openers
by
Bruce L. Weaver
ISBN: 0786400501
Publication Date: 1995
Observation Deck
by
Naomi Epel
ISBN: 9780811814812
Publication Date: 1998
One Way to Write Your Novel
by
Dick Perry
ISBN: 0911654135
Publication Date: 1969
Outlining Your Novel
by
K. M. Weiland
ISBN: 9780978924621
Publication Date: 2011
Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
by
Christine A. Lindberg; Erin McKean (Editor)
ISBN: 0195170768
Publication Date: 2004
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction
by
Patricia Highsmith
ISBN: 0871160722
Publication Date: 1972
Ready, Set, Novel!
by
Lindsey Grant; Tavia Stewart-Streit; Chris Baty
ISBN: 9781452101729
Publication Date: 2011
The Stuff of Fiction: Advice on Craft
by
Douglas Bauer
Call Number: PN3355 .B29 2000
ISBN: 0472097334
Publication Date: 2001
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Write from the Heart
by
LesleĆ” Newman
ISBN: 1580085059
Publication Date: 2004
A Writer's Guide to Characterization
by
Victoria Lynn Schmidt
ISBN: 9781599635576
Publication Date: 2012
The Writer's Toolbox (a set)
by
Jamie Cat Callan
ISBN: 9780811854290
Publication Date: 2007
The Writing Book: A Workbook for Fiction Writers
by
Kate Grenville
Call Number: PN3355 .G74x 1998
ISBN: 186448943X
Publication Date: 1999
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Writing down the Bones
by
Natalie Goldberg; Robert M. Pirsig (Introduction by)
ISBN: 0877733759
Publication Date: 1986
Writing the Thriller
by
Trish MacDonald Skillman
Call Number: PN3355 .S557 2000
ISBN: 0898799287
Publication Date: 2000
Zen in the Art of Writing
by
Ray Bradbury
ISBN: 1877741094
Publication Date: 1993
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The Art of the Novel
by
Henry James; Richard P. Blackmur (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9780226392059
Publication Date: 2011
see Google preview
Characters and Viewpoint
by
Orson Scott Card
ISBN: 0898799279
Publication Date: 1999
Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors
by
Jewell Parker Rhodes
ISBN: 0385491751
Publication Date: 1999
The Making of a Story
by
Alice LaPlante
ISBN: 0393061647
Publication Date: 2007
The Nighttime Novelist
by
Joseph Bates
ISBN: 9781599632070
Publication Date: 2010
see Google preview
The Novelist's Lexicon
by
Villa Gillet/ Le Monde (Editor)
ISBN: 9780231150804
Publication Date: 2010
see Google preview
A Primer of the Novel
by
David Madden; Charles Bane; Sean M. Flory
ISBN: 0810857081
Publication Date: 2006
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Ron Carlson Writes a Story
by
Ron Carlson
ISBN: 9781555974770
Publication Date: 2007
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E books
Get Published: A First-Time Writer's Guide to Publishing
by
Infinite Ideas
ISBN: 9781906821661
Publication Date: 2011
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How to Write Fast under Pressure
by
Philip Vassallo
ISBN: 9780814414866
Publication Date: 2010
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Story Engineering: Mastering the 6 Core Competencies of Successful Writing
by
Larry Brooks
ISBN: 9781582979984
Publication Date: 2011
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Your Writing Coach: From Concept to Character, from Pitch to Publication (2nd ed)
by
Jurgen Wolff
ISBN: 9781857889864
Publication Date: 2011
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