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Shameless Plug Department
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LIBERTY, by Kimberly Iverson, ISBN 0373771347, HQN Books
The thrilling & poingnant story of Rhyddes, a Celtic woman who fights for her freedom as a gladiatrix-slave in Ancient Rome. |
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The Fantasy Writers' Companion, ISBN 1896944159, Dragon Moon Press
I contributed the chapter regarding how to write about the Arthurian Legends. |
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Dawnflight by Kim Headlee, ISBN 0671020412, Pocket Books. Please email me for an autographed bookplate! |
Writers' Bookstore
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1001 Ways to Market Your Books: For Authors and Publishers: Includes Over 100 Proven Marketing Tips Just For Authors, John Kremer -- an excellent general-purpose marketing reference.- A Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts, Richard Barber
- Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction, David Hartwell
- Aliens and Alien Societies, Stan Schmidt and Ben Bova
- An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition, James Lipton -- want a creative way to refer to a collection of objects? Then this book is for you! Witty and whimsical illustrations, too.
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, Ebenezer Brewer
- The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook, Sherrilyn Kenyon, et.al.
- The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors and Publishers
- Copyediting: A Practical Guide, Karen Judd
- The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear, Ralph Keyes
- The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms and Literary Quotations, David Grambs
- The Dreams our Stuff is Made of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World, Thomas Disch
- Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About What Editors Do, Gerald Gross
- The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists, Arthur Plotnik
- The Elements of Business Grammar, Margaret Shertzer
- The Elements of Style, William Strunk, E.B. White -- classic writers' guide with numerous 5-star reviews.
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Ed. John Clute
- Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places and People, reprint edition, Michael Page and Robert Ingpen
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, T.F. Hoad
- The Fantasy Writer's Companion, edited by Tee Morris & Valerie Griswold-Ford, and featuring a chapter contributed by Yours Truly regarding how to write about the Arthurian Legends. Also available from Amazon.co.uk. Personally autographed copies are available directly from me via Half.com.
- The First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed By Meaning, Yvonne Navarro -- another excellent character-naming reference
- Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing, Ed. Jean Fredette
- Writer's Digest Handbook of Making Money Freelance Writing, Ed. Amanda Boyd and Thomas Clark
- Writer's Digest Handbook of Novel Writing
- Writer's Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing, Frank Dickson and Sandra Smythe
- Writer's Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing vol. 2, Jean Fredette and John Updike
- How to Write Historical Fiction, Persia Woolley
- How to Write Science Fiction, Matthew Costello
- How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, Orson Scott Card
- Kirsch's Handbook of Publishing Law: For Authors, Editors, Publishers and Agents, Jonathan Kirsch
- Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, William & Mary Morris
- The New Oxford Guide to Writing, Thomas Kane
- On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, William Zinsser.
- The Very Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World, Bruce Lansky -- over 30,000 names, with meanings and ethnic origins; extremely useful for naming characters. Or babies. ;^)
- Words into Type, 3rd ed., Marjorie Skillin and Robert Gay.
- World-Building, Stephen Gillett and Ben Bova
- The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters, Christopher Vogler -- a must-have for any writer! While I didn't agree with every point Vogler makes, I found it to be an extremely useful tool for analyzing and plotting my novels.
- Writing.com: Creative Internet Strategies to Advance Your Writing Career, Moira Allen, webmaster of the excellent Writing World web site. Writing.com is a must-have for your PR library!
- Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy, Gardner Dozois, et. al.
- Zen in the Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury
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