Margie Lawson

How-to and More, Books for Writers

Read.    Devour.   Assimilate.   Apply.   Enjoy.   Read again.

Writing Craft Books

• James Scott Bell, PLOT & STRUCTURE
• James Scott Bell, REVISION & SELF-EDITING
• James Scott Bell, The Art of Fiction for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
• Jack M. Bickham, SCENE AND STRUCTURE
• Jack M. Bickham, SETTING
• Jack M. Bickham, WRITING AND SELLING YOUR NOVEL
• Renni Browne and Dave King, SELF-EDITING FOR FICTION WRITERS
• Mary Buckham and Dianna Love, BREAK INTO FICTION:  11 Steps To Building A Story That Sells
• Orson Scott Card, CHARACTERS & VIEWPOINT
• Julie Checkoway, CREATING FICTION:  Instruction and Insights from Teachers of the Associated Writing Programs
• Brandilyn Collins, GETTING INTO CHARACTER: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn From Actors
• Tami Cowden, Caro LaFever and Sue Viders, THE COMPLETE WRITER’S GUIDE TO HEROES & HEROINES
• Christie Craig and Faye Hughes, The Everything Guide for Writing Romance Novels
• Ansen Dibell, PLOT
• Linda Edelstein, THE WRITERS GUIDE TO CHARACTER TRAITS
• Hallie Ephron, WRITING AND SELLING YOUR MYSTERY NOVEL:  How to Knock 'Em Dead With Style
• Ann Hood, CREATING CHARACTER EMOTIONS
• Randy Ingermanson, WRITING FICTION FOR DUMMIES
• Donna Levin, GET THAT NOVEL WRITTEN:  From Initial Idea to Final Edit
• Noah Lukeman, THE FIRST FIVE PAGES
• Elizabeth Lyon, A WRITER'S GUIDE TO FICTION
• Elizabeth Lyon, MANUSCRIPT MAKEOVER:  Revision Techniques No Fiction Writers Can Afford to Ignore
• Elizabeth Lyon, THE SELL YOUR NOVEL TOOL KIT
• Donald Maass, THE FIRE IN FICTION -- Passion, Purpose, and Techniques To Make Your Novel Great
• Donald Maass, WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL
• Donald Maass, WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL WORKBOOK
• Robert McKee, STORY
• Alicia Rasley, THE POWER OF POINT OF VIEW
• Chris Roerden, DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY
• Linda Seger, MAKING A GOOD WRITER GREAT
• William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
• Michael Seidman, FICTION:  The Art and Craft of Writing and Getting Published
• Dwight Swain, TECHNIQUES OF THE SELLING WRITER

Howdunits, Enticing the Muse, and Other Fun Resources for Writers

• John DiTiberio & George Jensen, WRITING & PERSONALITY
• Bonnie Goldberg, BEYOND THE WORDS
• Harriette Anne Klauser, WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN
• Lee Lofland, Writer's Digest Howdunit:  POLICE PROCEDURE & INVESTIGATION
• D. P. Lyle, M.D., Writer's Digest Howdunit:  FORENSICS: A Guide for Writers
• Elizabeth Lyon, A WRITER'S GUIDE TO NONFICTION
• Elizabeth Lyon, NONFICTION BOOK PROPOSALS ANYBODY CAN WRITE
• Bob Mayer, WHO DARES WINS
• Judy Reeves, A WRITER’S BOOK OF DAYS, A Spirited Companion & Lively Muse for the Writing Life
• Barbara Sher, WISHCRAFT, How to Get What You Really Want
• Kelly Stone, THINKING WRITE
• Kelly Stone, TIME TO WRITE
• Brenda Ueland, IF YOU WANT TO WRITE
• Monica Wood, THE POCKET MUSE