My bookshelf sways and groans under the weight of a vast assortment of books. Now that NaNoWriMo is less than a month away it is time for me to dust off my writing shelf. I’m always looking for new books, most of which end up on my Amazon Wish list for a ridiculous amount of time. Here are a few that I own.
Eat, Shoots, & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss
by Lynne Truss
I bought this just last week when I stumbled upon Derby Street Books in Salem, Ma. Hopefully it will help my sentence structure.
The Everything Creative Writing Book
by Carol Whiteley
by Carol Whiteley
Picked this one up on vacation at my favorite used book store. I read about screenwriting on the plane trip home but don’t think that is what I’ll be referring to right now.
Guide to Fiction Writing
by Phyliss Whitney
by Phyliss Whitney
DictionariesProlific author’s approach to novel writing.
ThesaurusSome old, some new. I still have my first dictionary that my best friend growing up gave me. I probably still need to look up words in it too.
My brain jumps to certain words repeatedly and a thesaurus helps me to change it up.
What books do you have on hand? Is there a particular book that you go back to time and again? I have a feeling I’m going to need another bookcase.
