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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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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The magic words : writing great books for children and young adults
Klein, Cheryl B.
Paper Book
The best children's and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and practical-minded voyage of their own, from developing a saleable premise for a novel to finding a dream...

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Welcome to the writer's life : how to design your writing craft, writing business, writing practice, and reading practice
Perhach, Paulette
Paper Book
Learn how to take your work to the next level with this informative guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing   With warmth and humor, Paulette Perhach welcomes you into the writer's life as someone who has once been on the outside looking in. Like a...

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The writer's practice : building confidence in your nonfiction writing
Warner, John
Paper Book
"Unique and thorough, Warner's handbook could turn any determined reader into a regular Malcolm Gladwell." -Booklist For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a revolutionary new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom,...

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