808: Start Your Writing Journey!

The titles contained in this collection will help guide you through the process of writing your next novel, children's book, screenplay, and non-fiction piece. Topics of these books range from understanding the writing process, finding your voice, developing a writing schedule, and even includes author musings on the act of writing.

Updated August 24, 2023
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Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping
Salesses, Matthew
Paper Book
The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind; what we call craft is informed by their cultural values. In this bold and original examination of elements of writing - including plot, character, conflict, structure, and believability - Matthew Salesses asks...

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Elements of fiction
Mosley, Walter
Paper Book
In his essential writing guide, This Year You Write Your Novel, Walter Mosley supplied aspiring writers with the basic tools to write a novel in one year. In this com-plementary follow up, Mosley guides the writer through the elements of not just any fiction writing, but the kind of...

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How to grow a novel : the most common mistakes writers make and how to overcome them
Stein, Sol.
Paper Book
Each year thousands of fiction writers, from beginners to bestselling author, benefit from Sol Stein's sold-out workshops, featured appearances at writers' conferences, software for writers, on-line columns, and his popular first book for writers, Stein on Writing. Stein practices what he...

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Never say you can't survive
Anders, Charlie Jane
Audiobook

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