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What It Is – Lynda Barry
This book offers a wonderful blend of hand-drawn images and written instruction focused on freeing up the creative person inside anyone.
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Writing Down the Bones – Natalie Goldberg
Goldberg offers an inspiring, pseudo-zen approach to living a writer’s life.
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3 AM Epiphany – Brian Kiteley
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Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott
This is a witty and honest guide to writing.
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Letters to a Young Poet – Rainer Maria Rilke
This classic collection on the craft of poetry and the craft of living is a must-have for any young (or not-so-young) writer.
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The Elements of Style – William Strunk
Strunk’s class guide to writing well is an necessity of every writer’s library.
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The Triggering Town – Richard Hugo
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The Writing Life – Annie Dillard
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On Writing Well – William Knowlton Zinsser
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Stein on Writing – Sol Stein
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One Year to a Writing Life – Susan M. Tiberghien
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On Writing – Eudora Welty
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Writer’s Market – Robert Lee Brewer, Ed.
Though print is becoming a dated form for this type of resource, writers will find this directory of book, magazine, and journal publishers extremely helpful when trying to find a home for their work.
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Zen in the Art of Writing – Ray Bradbury
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Portable MFA in Creative Writing – New York Writers Workshop
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On Writing – Stephen King
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Reading Like a Writer – Francine Prose
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Writing Magic – Gail Carson Levine
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Wreck This Journal – Keri Smith
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Unjournaling – Dawn DiPrince and Cheryl Miller Thurston
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