"On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft." Stephen King. Paperback. 2000
The central theme of this resource is a testimonial of Stephen King’s life and writing career as well as advice on style, editing, and getting published. King is a prolific author of horror stories. I have enjoyed reading many of his books. However, one of his novels, "Hearts in Atlantis," was so disturbing to me, I put it down and didn’t finish it. Nonetheless, King writes well. On Writing is full of useful writing advice. I hope to learn from Stephen King how to tell a good story. Right on the back cover, it states, “…"On Writing" will empower and entertain everyone who reads it— fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.” That’s me! This book is extremely useful. Within it, there are good examples of showing not telling.
I have a list of about 40 books I came up with. Here is one that I have read the most of, but need to definitely revisit: The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
The central theme of this resource: It consists of poems by Langston Hughes, my poetry idol.
Who is the author and what do I hope to learn from them? Langston Hughes is one of the pre-eminent poets and writers of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most documented cultural eras in African American literary and cultural history. Years ago, I began to stylize my own poetry after Langston Hughes and several other poets from the Harlem Renaissance era as well as the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s.
How to you fit into the resources intended audience? I fit, in the sense, that I am well read in the area of Harlem Renaissance literature, having read many of the works in college and on my own, and I feel that the poetry I write, lends itself to the same audience archetype of that era.
How useful do you think this resource will be for your and your focus? This book will serve me as a primer for my poetry writing style, as a manual, as a guide.
Annotated Paragraph:
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, by Vintage Classics, Edited by Arnold Rampersad, 1995
The central theme of this resource is poetry, specifically poetry from an African American perspective, addressing the cultural, political, and social issues of the day. It consists of poems by Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes is one of the pre-eminent poets and writers of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most documented cultural eras in African American literary and cultural history. Years ago, I began to stylize my own poetry after Langston Hughes and several other poets from the Harlem Renaissance era as well as the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s. I am well read in the area of Harlem Renaissance literature, having read many of the works in college and on my own, and I feel that the poetry I write, lends itself to the same audience archetype of that era and I want to continue to appeal to my audience, made of mostly, African American readers who enjoy poetry, African American literature, and are well versed on current news, politics, and cultural norms. It's been a while since I have read The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, and I feel that reading it again, these many years later, will give me a new lense and perspective to view it from. This book will definitely serve as a primer for my poetry writing style, as a manual, and as a guide as I move forward through my writing career.
How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction was written by Persia Wooley. She was the author of the Guinevere trilogy. This edition was published in 200. The central theme is what the title says, how to write historical fiction. I have written and published novels, but I have never written historical fiction. I need help in organizing my research and in understanding how much detail I should provide the reader and how much is too much. I am hoping this resource will jump start my work.
This weekend I hope to finish the rest of my annotated bibiography.
1. My resource is Good Morning Mr Mandela by Zelda la Grange published in 2015.
2. The central theme of this resource is transformation and personal growth as experienced by the author in the new South Africa under the leadership of Mr Nelson Mandela z
3. The author is Zelda la Grange. This is her only book I know. She had structured it well (parts 1-3). Transitions from childhood to the last years are clearly demonstrated- it resonates with the plan I have for my book.
4. I am aspiring to write a book about my life. I never wrote a book before.
5. This resource is the one I’m planning to use for as a guide for my book. Structure is very important and I observed how well the author has structured her book - according to my standards 😊. This book will help me achieve that when writing mine.
1. Reading books is a thing for me. My goal is 200 this year. I find comfort AND inspiration there. Reading maybe keeps me away from writing? I don't know. I do write every day, but I feel like it isn't enough. Am I beating myself up? I don't know. Just trying to go with the flow. I read Bird by Bird. I have a copy of Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing. That's at the top of the list. I did a search for "writing inspiration books" and have a list. But I'm starting with the Bradbury book. I don't know what I'm looking for that will convince me to wake up at 5 am and just write. I also have the Steven King book on my list, "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft." If someone has a good recommendation, I'm all ears. I've got about 14 books on my list for this topic. I did Cameron's "It's Never Too Late to Begin Again" which was instrumental in my being on the path I am right now. I wouldn't be the writer I am today without it. Now it's just a matter of focus and volume. Who writes about writing voluminously? Is it even important that I read more on this topic? Apparently, yes, yes it is.
2. The central theme of these writing inspiration books is to inspire the writer to write, right?
3. Bradbury was so prolific. As is Stephen King. Where better to study than at the feet of the masters? I want to be that prolific.
4. I am the one they wrote these books for. Well, me, and about a million other people.
5. I have no clue if these books will do it for me. I will give it a shot. It's a bit like climbing the mountain top to see the guru. And hopefully the guru doesn't kick you back to the curb and say "get writing, kid." But I think I already know the answer, and that is it.
6. My Resource is "Zen in the Art of Writing" by Ray Bradbury.
I am a Zen Buddhist practitioner. You had me at Zen, Ray. I hope this experience for me will be like the guy who went to the hot dog cart and asked, "Make me one with everything." So I'm putting all my dogs in one basket. If someone has another recommendation, let me know. I'll read Ray's book and then I'll just have to bite the mustard and start waking up at 5 AM to write. Because they don't use bullets as condiments in hot dogs. Thank God for that.
1. My Resource is: The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron, 1992, 2006.
2.The central theme is about developing the artist by inviting the reader to participate. For me, as a writer that means 750 words (3 pages) of a brain dump. It clears my mind and gets the garbage out so I can focus on writing my posts. It seems to limber me up, like when I begin a workout. It is a warm up to my writing. Once I get started, my ideas seem to evolve.
3. Julia Cameron is a teacher who used simple tools to teach people to engage with their creativity. Her philosophy is reminiscent of the movie 'Field of Dreams'. If you build it, they will come. The 'they' in this instance is your creativity.
4. Anyone who has a creative bone in their body will benefit from her teachings, including me. She pushes me to go beyond my adulthood and play with my words. To turn my stuck, squeaky little voice into a fully engaged recognizable voice that thunders with the vibrant depth of James Earl Jones.
Put it together:
The Artist's Way Julia Cameron, 1992, 2006
1. My Resource is: The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron, 1992, 2006.
The central theme is about developing the artist by inviting the reader to participate. For me, as a writer that means 750 words (3 pages) of a brain dump. It clears my mind and gets the garbage out so I can focus on writing my posts. It seems to limber me up, like when I begin a workout. It is a warm up to my writing. Once I get started, my ideas seem to evolve. Julia Cameron is a teacher who used simple tools to teach people to engage with their creativity. Her philosophy is reminiscent of the movie 'Field of Dreams'. If you build it, they will come. The 'they' in this instance is your creativity. Anyone who has a creative bone in their body will benefit from her teachings, including me. She pushes me to go beyond my adulthood and play with my words. To turn my stuck, squeaky little voice into a fully engaged recognizable voice that thunders with the vibrant depth of James Earl Jones.
1. My Resource is: High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way, Brendon Burchard, Kindle Version, 2017
2. The Central theme of this resource is creating habits that help a person perform at a higher level of productivity. It’s about how to become extraordinary and how to push through what holds a person back from achieving greatness.
3. The author is Brendon Burchard. He is a high performance coach, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and author. I hope to learn how to form habits that will aid me in time management and the setting and keeping of goals. I hope to learn how to push through what holds me back from reaching the kind of success with writing I want to reach.
4. I am a procrastinator with dreams of being a high performer. This book is directed at people like me who need to learn habits that help people become high performers.
5. As a procrastinator, I marvel at those who are high performers and I desired to emulate them, but never knew what they did regularly to function well as high performers. Now with this resource I will be able to learn those secrets and put them into practice with the help of also understanding what has held me back and why I have let it hold me back from reaching my potential as a writer.
6. Putting it together:
High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way, Brendon Burchard, Kindle Version, 2017
The Central theme of this resource is creating habits that help a person perform at a higher level of productivity. It’s about how to become extraordinary and how to push through what holds a person back from achieving greatness. Brendon Burchard is a high performance coach, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and author. I hope to learn how to form habits that will aid me in time management and the setting and keeping of goals. I hope to learn how to push through what holds me back from reaching the kind of success with writing I want to reach. I am a procrastinator with dreams of being a high performer. This book is directed at people like me who need to learn habits that help people become high performers. I marvel at those who are high performers and I desired to emulate them, but never knew what they did regularly to function well as high performers. Now with this resource I will be able to learn those secrets and put them into practice with the help of also understanding what has held me back and why I have let it hold me back from reaching my potential as a writer.
1. Gilbert, Elizabeth. 2015. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.
1. This book was recommended to me as a resource when I was discussing the anxiety I feel when I think about sharing my work with others. I am drawn to the subject of this book because it's not just about *how* to do the creative thing but getting over the fears that keep us *from* doing that creative thing which tends to be my bigger hurdle.
2. Tharp, Twyla. 2003. The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use it for Life
1. I saw someone mention this book so I looked it up. My six month goal is focused on habits and this book seems to fit the bill. I've always been interested in The Artists Way but it's always seemed overwhelming to me, this one appears to be a more condensed version of similar topics.
3. Badgett, M.V. Lee. 2015. The Public Professor: How to Use Your Research to Change the World.
1. I read portions of this book for a public sociology course that I took last year. It's focused on how to translate research into the public sphere. I'd like to revisit some of the topics, in particular chapters on 'Communicating Outside the Academy" and "How to Stay Productive"
4. Goodman, Andy. 2008. Storytelling as Best Practice, 4th Ed.
1. I have this resource left over from my fundraising days and though it is focused on how non-profits should incorporate more storytelling into their fundraising best practices, I think the core of the book is more widely applicable. I'd like to refresh my memory on some of the items.
5. McMillan Cottom, Tressie. 2019. Thick: And Other Essays.
6. McMillan Cottom, Tressie. 2018. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit College in the New Economy
1. I admire McMillan Cottom as an author and an academic. She is very skilled at taking academic research and converting the topics into approachable writing for a non-academic audience. These two works are examples I'd like to use for my work going forward.
7. Wright Mills, C.1959. The Sociological Imagination.
1. This is a classic work of sociology that inspires a lot of my philosophical approach to academia and writing. That all social problems are grounded in both personal and public experience. It also shares specific ideas on how to capture ideas and turn them into products (see chapter On Intellectual Craftsmanship). It's dated but still seems relevant.
1.) My resources for writing are probably way too many as I am searching for guidance on how to do this. However through Medium posts I have followed their recommendation and ordered the following books on writing for my goals which are short stories and blog posts:
1.) Let’s Write a Short Story. Joe Bunting, Paperback, Pub. 2012
2.) How to Write Short Stories and toUse Them to Further Your Writing Career. James Scott Bell, paperback, Pub. 2017
3.) Ernest Hemingway on Writing, Edited by Larry W. Phillips, Paperback ,Pub. 1984
4.) Blogging for Beginners, Brian Wood, Paperback, Pub. 2020
5.) Ernest Hemingway Short Stories, Ernest Hemingway, Kindel
6.) On Writing Well, William Zinsser, Audible and Paperback, Pub 7th ed 2017
7.) Inventing the Truth The Art and Craft of Memoir, Edited by William Zinsser. Paperback. Pub 1998
8.). Master Writing Series, Various Authors, Digital Subscription, 2020
9.) Miscellaneous authors on the writing craft, technology utilization, and direction in perusing my writing goal.
10.) Using You Tube for answers to almost anything.
2. The Central Theme of these resources:
My interest in writing is in the Short Story and Blog writing arena. If there is a Central Theme in having so many resources it’s that it has helped me clean up and focus on my writing.
3.) Who are the authors that I follow and what I have learned from them.
1.) Let’s Write a Short Story, Joe Bunting has helped me in structuring.
2.) Ernest Hemingway on Writing. How to shorten and develop sentence structure.
3.) Blogging for Beginners, Wood. I have only skimmed this. Plan on finishing it this week.
4.) Utilizing various authors to help me figure out how smooth out rough spot in my work.
4.) I believe that by utilizing these resources I will be able to achieve my goal of writing blogs to help out fellow cancer survivors and compile them into a short story. I don't intend to limit my scope of writing and plan on drawing on my 74 years of living, filled with adventures from flying myself across the United States to solo hiking trails in Southern California. My goal for this is to provide a memoir for my son.
5.) These resources have been invaluable to me in helping me format goals and focus on their outcome. I have noticed a marked improvement in what I first started writing about six months ago.
6.)Whenever I wanted to accomplish something I always read about how to go about doing it. This approach has made Amazon stock rise over the years attributed to my insatiable purchase of “How To Books” over the years. I have accumulated a substantial reference library codified by solution to a problem, referenced in the back of the book pointing to a page for my answer.
By consolidating all of these sources I am now spending my time writing more about achieving my goals than reading how to do it.
(I like ending with a preposition, it’s how I speak)
"On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft." Stephen King. Paperback. 2000
The central theme of this resource is a testimonial of Stephen King’s life and writing career as well as advice on style, editing, and getting published. King is a prolific author of horror stories. I have enjoyed reading many of his books. However, one of his novels, "Hearts in Atlantis," was so disturbing to me, I put it down and didn’t finish it. Nonetheless, King writes well. On Writing is full of useful writing advice. I hope to learn from Stephen King how to tell a good story. Right on the back cover, it states, “…"On Writing" will empower and entertain everyone who reads it— fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.” That’s me! This book is extremely useful. Within it, there are good examples of showing not telling.
I have a list of about 40 books I came up with. Here is one that I have read the most of, but need to definitely revisit: The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
The central theme of this resource: It consists of poems by Langston Hughes, my poetry idol.
Who is the author and what do I hope to learn from them? Langston Hughes is one of the pre-eminent poets and writers of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most documented cultural eras in African American literary and cultural history. Years ago, I began to stylize my own poetry after Langston Hughes and several other poets from the Harlem Renaissance era as well as the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s.
How to you fit into the resources intended audience? I fit, in the sense, that I am well read in the area of Harlem Renaissance literature, having read many of the works in college and on my own, and I feel that the poetry I write, lends itself to the same audience archetype of that era.
How useful do you think this resource will be for your and your focus? This book will serve me as a primer for my poetry writing style, as a manual, as a guide.
Annotated Paragraph:
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, by Vintage Classics, Edited by Arnold Rampersad, 1995
The central theme of this resource is poetry, specifically poetry from an African American perspective, addressing the cultural, political, and social issues of the day. It consists of poems by Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes is one of the pre-eminent poets and writers of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most documented cultural eras in African American literary and cultural history. Years ago, I began to stylize my own poetry after Langston Hughes and several other poets from the Harlem Renaissance era as well as the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s. I am well read in the area of Harlem Renaissance literature, having read many of the works in college and on my own, and I feel that the poetry I write, lends itself to the same audience archetype of that era and I want to continue to appeal to my audience, made of mostly, African American readers who enjoy poetry, African American literature, and are well versed on current news, politics, and cultural norms. It's been a while since I have read The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, and I feel that reading it again, these many years later, will give me a new lense and perspective to view it from. This book will definitely serve as a primer for my poetry writing style, as a manual, and as a guide as I move forward through my writing career.
I have my list of 12 books. This is one:
How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction was written by Persia Wooley. She was the author of the Guinevere trilogy. This edition was published in 200. The central theme is what the title says, how to write historical fiction. I have written and published novels, but I have never written historical fiction. I need help in organizing my research and in understanding how much detail I should provide the reader and how much is too much. I am hoping this resource will jump start my work.
This weekend I hope to finish the rest of my annotated bibiography.
1. My resource is Good Morning Mr Mandela by Zelda la Grange published in 2015.
2. The central theme of this resource is transformation and personal growth as experienced by the author in the new South Africa under the leadership of Mr Nelson Mandela z
3. The author is Zelda la Grange. This is her only book I know. She had structured it well (parts 1-3). Transitions from childhood to the last years are clearly demonstrated- it resonates with the plan I have for my book.
4. I am aspiring to write a book about my life. I never wrote a book before.
5. This resource is the one I’m planning to use for as a guide for my book. Structure is very important and I observed how well the author has structured her book - according to my standards 😊. This book will help me achieve that when writing mine.
1. Reading books is a thing for me. My goal is 200 this year. I find comfort AND inspiration there. Reading maybe keeps me away from writing? I don't know. I do write every day, but I feel like it isn't enough. Am I beating myself up? I don't know. Just trying to go with the flow. I read Bird by Bird. I have a copy of Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing. That's at the top of the list. I did a search for "writing inspiration books" and have a list. But I'm starting with the Bradbury book. I don't know what I'm looking for that will convince me to wake up at 5 am and just write. I also have the Steven King book on my list, "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft." If someone has a good recommendation, I'm all ears. I've got about 14 books on my list for this topic. I did Cameron's "It's Never Too Late to Begin Again" which was instrumental in my being on the path I am right now. I wouldn't be the writer I am today without it. Now it's just a matter of focus and volume. Who writes about writing voluminously? Is it even important that I read more on this topic? Apparently, yes, yes it is.
2. The central theme of these writing inspiration books is to inspire the writer to write, right?
3. Bradbury was so prolific. As is Stephen King. Where better to study than at the feet of the masters? I want to be that prolific.
4. I am the one they wrote these books for. Well, me, and about a million other people.
5. I have no clue if these books will do it for me. I will give it a shot. It's a bit like climbing the mountain top to see the guru. And hopefully the guru doesn't kick you back to the curb and say "get writing, kid." But I think I already know the answer, and that is it.
6. My Resource is "Zen in the Art of Writing" by Ray Bradbury.
I am a Zen Buddhist practitioner. You had me at Zen, Ray. I hope this experience for me will be like the guy who went to the hot dog cart and asked, "Make me one with everything." So I'm putting all my dogs in one basket. If someone has another recommendation, let me know. I'll read Ray's book and then I'll just have to bite the mustard and start waking up at 5 AM to write. Because they don't use bullets as condiments in hot dogs. Thank God for that.
1. My Resource is: The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron, 1992, 2006.
2.The central theme is about developing the artist by inviting the reader to participate. For me, as a writer that means 750 words (3 pages) of a brain dump. It clears my mind and gets the garbage out so I can focus on writing my posts. It seems to limber me up, like when I begin a workout. It is a warm up to my writing. Once I get started, my ideas seem to evolve.
3. Julia Cameron is a teacher who used simple tools to teach people to engage with their creativity. Her philosophy is reminiscent of the movie 'Field of Dreams'. If you build it, they will come. The 'they' in this instance is your creativity.
4. Anyone who has a creative bone in their body will benefit from her teachings, including me. She pushes me to go beyond my adulthood and play with my words. To turn my stuck, squeaky little voice into a fully engaged recognizable voice that thunders with the vibrant depth of James Earl Jones.
Put it together:
The Artist's Way Julia Cameron, 1992, 2006
1. My Resource is: The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron, 1992, 2006.
The central theme is about developing the artist by inviting the reader to participate. For me, as a writer that means 750 words (3 pages) of a brain dump. It clears my mind and gets the garbage out so I can focus on writing my posts. It seems to limber me up, like when I begin a workout. It is a warm up to my writing. Once I get started, my ideas seem to evolve. Julia Cameron is a teacher who used simple tools to teach people to engage with their creativity. Her philosophy is reminiscent of the movie 'Field of Dreams'. If you build it, they will come. The 'they' in this instance is your creativity. Anyone who has a creative bone in their body will benefit from her teachings, including me. She pushes me to go beyond my adulthood and play with my words. To turn my stuck, squeaky little voice into a fully engaged recognizable voice that thunders with the vibrant depth of James Earl Jones.
So it won't let me post my whole comment, so here is a link to a Google Doc that contains my post. Guess I'm too long winded. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1au0G4aEMqY41c4IsJ1q1OTj-VZMbgT-1sZ2iXRqqPoI/edit?usp=sharing
1. My Resource is: High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way, Brendon Burchard, Kindle Version, 2017
2. The Central theme of this resource is creating habits that help a person perform at a higher level of productivity. It’s about how to become extraordinary and how to push through what holds a person back from achieving greatness.
3. The author is Brendon Burchard. He is a high performance coach, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and author. I hope to learn how to form habits that will aid me in time management and the setting and keeping of goals. I hope to learn how to push through what holds me back from reaching the kind of success with writing I want to reach.
4. I am a procrastinator with dreams of being a high performer. This book is directed at people like me who need to learn habits that help people become high performers.
5. As a procrastinator, I marvel at those who are high performers and I desired to emulate them, but never knew what they did regularly to function well as high performers. Now with this resource I will be able to learn those secrets and put them into practice with the help of also understanding what has held me back and why I have let it hold me back from reaching my potential as a writer.
6. Putting it together:
High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way, Brendon Burchard, Kindle Version, 2017
The Central theme of this resource is creating habits that help a person perform at a higher level of productivity. It’s about how to become extraordinary and how to push through what holds a person back from achieving greatness. Brendon Burchard is a high performance coach, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and author. I hope to learn how to form habits that will aid me in time management and the setting and keeping of goals. I hope to learn how to push through what holds me back from reaching the kind of success with writing I want to reach. I am a procrastinator with dreams of being a high performer. This book is directed at people like me who need to learn habits that help people become high performers. I marvel at those who are high performers and I desired to emulate them, but never knew what they did regularly to function well as high performers. Now with this resource I will be able to learn those secrets and put them into practice with the help of also understanding what has held me back and why I have let it hold me back from reaching my potential as a writer.
1. Gilbert, Elizabeth. 2015. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.
1. This book was recommended to me as a resource when I was discussing the anxiety I feel when I think about sharing my work with others. I am drawn to the subject of this book because it's not just about *how* to do the creative thing but getting over the fears that keep us *from* doing that creative thing which tends to be my bigger hurdle.
2. Tharp, Twyla. 2003. The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use it for Life
1. I saw someone mention this book so I looked it up. My six month goal is focused on habits and this book seems to fit the bill. I've always been interested in The Artists Way but it's always seemed overwhelming to me, this one appears to be a more condensed version of similar topics.
3. Badgett, M.V. Lee. 2015. The Public Professor: How to Use Your Research to Change the World.
1. I read portions of this book for a public sociology course that I took last year. It's focused on how to translate research into the public sphere. I'd like to revisit some of the topics, in particular chapters on 'Communicating Outside the Academy" and "How to Stay Productive"
4. Goodman, Andy. 2008. Storytelling as Best Practice, 4th Ed.
1. I have this resource left over from my fundraising days and though it is focused on how non-profits should incorporate more storytelling into their fundraising best practices, I think the core of the book is more widely applicable. I'd like to refresh my memory on some of the items.
5. McMillan Cottom, Tressie. 2019. Thick: And Other Essays.
6. McMillan Cottom, Tressie. 2018. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit College in the New Economy
1. I admire McMillan Cottom as an author and an academic. She is very skilled at taking academic research and converting the topics into approachable writing for a non-academic audience. These two works are examples I'd like to use for my work going forward.
7. Wright Mills, C.1959. The Sociological Imagination.
1. This is a classic work of sociology that inspires a lot of my philosophical approach to academia and writing. That all social problems are grounded in both personal and public experience. It also shares specific ideas on how to capture ideas and turn them into products (see chapter On Intellectual Craftsmanship). It's dated but still seems relevant.
There's no shortage of writing books.
I own most of these already but I can totally benefit from re-reading many.
If you want to write by Brenda Ueland.
Techniques of a selling writer by Dwight V. Swain
Screen writing tips for authors and screen writing tips for romance authors by Alexandra Sokoloff
Nobody wants to read your shit by Steven Pressfield
Real Artitists Don’t Starve by Jeff Goins
Take off your pants: outline your books faster by Libbie Hawker
Goal Motivation Conflict by Debra Dixon
How to Plot Romance fiction by Nina Harrington
How to write short stories by James Scott Bell
Creating short stories by Damon Knight
#Day 3
My Bibliography
My Resources for Writing Are
1.) My resources for writing are probably way too many as I am searching for guidance on how to do this. However through Medium posts I have followed their recommendation and ordered the following books on writing for my goals which are short stories and blog posts:
1.) Let’s Write a Short Story. Joe Bunting, Paperback, Pub. 2012
2.) How to Write Short Stories and toUse Them to Further Your Writing Career. James Scott Bell, paperback, Pub. 2017
3.) Ernest Hemingway on Writing, Edited by Larry W. Phillips, Paperback ,Pub. 1984
4.) Blogging for Beginners, Brian Wood, Paperback, Pub. 2020
5.) Ernest Hemingway Short Stories, Ernest Hemingway, Kindel
6.) On Writing Well, William Zinsser, Audible and Paperback, Pub 7th ed 2017
7.) Inventing the Truth The Art and Craft of Memoir, Edited by William Zinsser. Paperback. Pub 1998
8.). Master Writing Series, Various Authors, Digital Subscription, 2020
9.) Miscellaneous authors on the writing craft, technology utilization, and direction in perusing my writing goal.
10.) Using You Tube for answers to almost anything.
2. The Central Theme of these resources:
My interest in writing is in the Short Story and Blog writing arena. If there is a Central Theme in having so many resources it’s that it has helped me clean up and focus on my writing.
3.) Who are the authors that I follow and what I have learned from them.
1.) Let’s Write a Short Story, Joe Bunting has helped me in structuring.
2.) Ernest Hemingway on Writing. How to shorten and develop sentence structure.
3.) Blogging for Beginners, Wood. I have only skimmed this. Plan on finishing it this week.
4.) Utilizing various authors to help me figure out how smooth out rough spot in my work.
4.) I believe that by utilizing these resources I will be able to achieve my goal of writing blogs to help out fellow cancer survivors and compile them into a short story. I don't intend to limit my scope of writing and plan on drawing on my 74 years of living, filled with adventures from flying myself across the United States to solo hiking trails in Southern California. My goal for this is to provide a memoir for my son.
5.) These resources have been invaluable to me in helping me format goals and focus on their outcome. I have noticed a marked improvement in what I first started writing about six months ago.
6.)Whenever I wanted to accomplish something I always read about how to go about doing it. This approach has made Amazon stock rise over the years attributed to my insatiable purchase of “How To Books” over the years. I have accumulated a substantial reference library codified by solution to a problem, referenced in the back of the book pointing to a page for my answer.
By consolidating all of these sources I am now spending my time writing more about achieving my goals than reading how to do it.
(I like ending with a preposition, it’s how I speak)
Donald Maass – The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
Dorothea Brande – Becoming a Writer
Francine Prose – Reading Like a Writer
Gwen Hayes – Romancing the Beat
Hope Ford – The Short Story Romance Handbook
James Scott Bell -- How to Write Short Stories and Use Them to Further Your Writing Career
Jeff Goins – Real Artists Don't Starve
John Truby – The Anatomy of Story
Kurt Vonnegut & Lee Stringer – Like Shaking Hands with God: A Conversation about Writing
Lawrence Block – Telling Lies for Fun and Profit
Lawrence Block – Write for Your Life
Ray Bradbury – Zen in the Art of Writing