| Here are, in my opinion, the very best books for writers looking to become more productive and successful. You cannot go wrong with any of these. Some of these selections are more motivational, others more practical. Find more carefully hand-picked books in the categories listed to the right. | ||
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| 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Sixth Editi...
by John Kremer $18.45 Kremer is one of the early gurus providing advice about how to sell books, with his first edition coming out in 1989. This ed... | The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition: A...
by Robert W. Bly $12.24 An acknowledged masterpiece on copywriting. | Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on...
by Jon Wuebben $15.56 This important book focuses on the new specialty of writing optimized to gain exposure on the internet. |
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| BECOMING A WRITER
by Dorothea Brande $5.95 This classic book, first published in 1932, is the inspiration for this blog. Here truly, the wine matures with aging. | A Writer's Time: Making the Time to Write
by Kenneth Atchity $10.85 Atchity is a frequent keynote speaker at writer's conferences, for good reason. | Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniti...
by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett $11.20 Inspirational from host of Writers On Writing radio show & podcast. |
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| The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advic...
by Betsy Lerner $10.20 This book really helps me with my writing. I return to it frequently. | Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Cr...
by Ray Bradbury $7.99 One of my favorite writers. I had good fortune of attending a tribute to him at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, where h... | Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer ...
by Natalie Goldberg $10.08 "Wherein we discover that many of the "rules" for good writing and good sex are the same: Keep your hand moving, lose control,... |
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