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Write It
Is life like this?: a guide to writing your first novel in six months by John Dufresne
This year you write your novel by Walter Mosley
Fiction writer's workshop: the key elements of a writing workshop: 2nd edition by Josip Novakovich
The story structure architect: a writer's guide to building dramatic situations & compelling characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt
Write great fiction: characters, emotion, & viewpoint by Nancy Kress
Writing for children by Allen Frewin Jones and Lesley Pollinger
How to do biography: a primer by Nigel Hamilton
The complete idiot's guide to creating a graphic novel by Nat Gertler and Steve Lieber
How to write killer historical mysteries: the art & adventure of sleuthing through the past by Kathy Lynn Emerson
On writing: a memoir of the craft by Stephen King
On writing romance: how to craft a novel that sells by Leigh Michaels
Ordinary genius: a guide for the poet within by Kim Addonizio