misc.writing Recommended Reading List FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about reviews of writing-related books, journals, periodicals, and internet resources.
This FAQ about reviews of writing-related books, journals, periodicals, and internet resources
was compiled and written by Terry L Jeffress jeffress@xmission.com
with numerous contributions by others.
1.1 What is the purpose of the misc.writing Recommended Reading List?- As writers, we've all read some books about writing. Some of ...
1.2 What is the format of the entries? (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- In general, I use a bibliographic format for the list entries....
1.3 What is the order of the entries? (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- I have grouped the subject areas together into logical sets. As ...
1.4 Who can submit to the RRL? (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Anyone who has read a book, magazine, or other work (...
1.5 How do I submit to the RRL? (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Please mail submissions directly to me at ....
1.6 If this is a recommended reading list, why are some reviews negative? (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- No one will love every book. What works for one author may ...
1.7 What if I find an error in the list or know some missing bibliographic information? (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- If you find errors in the list or know any of the missing ...
1.8 What if I disagree with an entry in the list? (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- If you read a review and have a dissenting opinion, please write ...
2.1.1 On Being a Writer part1 (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Bradbury, Ray. Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity....
2.1.2 On Being a Writer part2 (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones. ...
2.2 Recommended Reading List: Writing Fiction part1- Bicknam, Jack. Scene and Structure. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer'...
2.2 Recommended Reading List: Writing Fiction part2- Frey, James N. How To Write a Damn Good Novel. St. Martin'...
2.2 Recommended Reading List: Writing Fiction part3- Hills, Rust. Writing in General, and the Short Story ...
2.2 Recommended Reading List: Writing Fiction part4- Perry, Susan K. Writing in Flow: Keys to Enhanced ...
2.3 Writing Genre Fiction (SF/Fantasy/Horror/Mystery/Western) (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Card, Orson Scott. How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy....
2.4 Writing Romance Novels (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Falk, Kathryn. How to Write a Romance and Get It Published....
2.5 Writing for Children (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Yolen, Jane. Writing Books for Children. The Writer, 1983. ...
2.6 Writing Plays and Screenplays (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Field, Syd. Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting 3rd ed....
2.7 Writing Nonfiction (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Barzun, Jaques. Simple and Direct: A Rhetoric for Writers....
2.8 Literary Criticism (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- McCaffery, Larry. Across the Wounded Galaxies: Interviews ...
3.1 Literary Agents and Agencies (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Curtis, Richard. How to be Your Own Literary Agent: The ...
3.2 Copyright (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Fishman, Stephen. The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect and ...
3.3 Editing (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Brown, Renni, and Dave King. Self-editing for Fiction Writers....
4 Magazines about Writing (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)
5.1 General (Market Listings and Reports - misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- The International Directory of Little Magazines and ...
5.2 Children's Fiction (Market Listings and Reports - misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Society for Children's Book Writers & Illustrators ...
5.3 Genre Fiction (Market Listings and Reports - misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Gila Queen's Guide to Markets ...
6.1 Style Guides (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- The Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed. Chicago: University ...
6.2 Grammar and Usage (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)- Bierce, Ambrose. Write It Write: A Little Blacklise of ...
7 Acknowledgements (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)
8 Copyright and Acceptable Use Statement (misc.writing Recommended Reading List)