Recommended writing and publishing books

A selection of books I’ve found helpful while toiling away at my scribbling…

Title, Author, Published
Write to be Published, Nicola Morgan, Snowbooks, 2011
Love Writing, Sue Moorcroft, Accent Press, 2010
Self Editing for Fiction Writers, Renni Browne & Dave King, Collins, 2nd ed., 2004
Bestseller, Celia Brayfield, Fourth Estate, 1996
Wannabe a Writer? Jane Wenham-Jones, Accent Press, 2007
The Seven Key Elements of Fiction, L P Wilbur Hale, 2001
The 38 Most Common Writing Mistakes, Jack M Bickham Writer’s Digest Books, 1997
On Writing, Stephen King NEL, 2001
Hooked, Les Edgerton Writer’s Digest Books, 2007
From Pitch to Publication, Carole Blake, Macmillan, 1999
The Insider’s Guide To Getting Your Book Published, Rachael Stock, White Ladder Press, 2005
Self-Printed: The Sane Person’s Guide to Self-Publishing, Catherine Ryan Howard, Amazon Media EU S.à r.l., 2011

Reference:
Roget’s Thesaurus, ed. George Davidson, Penguin, 2002
Complete Plain Words, HMSO (after Gowers) Penguin, 1986
Elements of Style, Strunk & White Pearson Longman, 2009
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2010, Jo Herbert, ed. A&C Black, 2009

Title

Author

Published

Love Writing

Sue Moorcroft

Accent Press, 2010

Self Editing for Fiction Writers

Renni Browne & Dave King

Collins, 2nd ed., 2004

Bestseller

Celia Brayfield

Fourth Estate, 1996

Wannabe a Writer?

Jane Wenham-Jones

Accent Press, 2007

The Seven Key Elements of Fiction

L P Wilbur

Hale, 2001

The 38 Most Common Writing Mistakes

Jack M Bickham

Writer’s Digest Books, 1997

On Writing

Stephen King

NEL, 2001

Hooked

Les Edgerton

Writer’s Digest Books, 2007

From Pitch to Publication

Carole Blake

Macmillan, 1999

The Insider’s Guide To Getting Your Book Published

Rachael Stock

White Ladder Press, 2005

Reference:

Complete Plain Words

HMSO (after Gowers)

Penguin, 1986

Elements of Style

Strunk & White

Pearson Longman, 2009

Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2010

Jo Herbert, ed.

A&C Black, 2009