Reference Books for Writers
July 31, 2008
The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook is a must for any kind of writer or artist. It’s completely updated every year and makes a great present would-be writers too! It’s full of practical advice and a directory of publishing houses, magazines by topic etc. Including contact names at those establishments. A wealth of need-to-know stuff! There is also a version of this for Children’s Writers and Poets.
The Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Novel by Marina Oliver can really give a writer just starting up the kick they need! Advice from editors and agents, tips on plot, charater’s, submitting your work and more. To my knowledge Marina Oliver has published almost fifty books, most of them novels and the others are How To’s for creative writers.
A Rhyming Dictionary may be ‘taking the easy option’ to some poets but to others it is a helpful resource for getting the right words on the page. It can be a starting point or lend a hand with those unfinished poems. Sometimes, it just gets your mind ticking. Of course, not all poems rhyme, but if you want to write the kind of poem that does, buy a rhyming dictionary. The one I have myself is from Chambers and is very useful, however I am sure that there are many others out there so shop around.
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