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....
- 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 ...
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