Library
To borrow a book, notify me at [email protected] and I will deliver the book at our next meeting (for members of the senior center writing group, I can bring books there also). If you need it quickly, I can arrange to have you pick it up at my house.
To borrow a book, you must be a paid-up member of the Elk Grove Writers Guild. Borrowing periods are two months but will be extended if no one else is asking for that book. Here’s the current list of Guild books:
| Title | Author | Blurb | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 Best Scenes Ever Written | Conrad, Barnaby | Delight in the best scenes ever written | 2007 |
| Art and Craft of Storytelling, The | Lamb, Nancy | Whether you’re writing a novel, a memoir, or a screenplay, this book offers time-tested ways to translate a concrete idea into a polished boo. | 2008 |
| Art of Dramatic Writing | Egri, Lajos | Its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives. | 1960 |
| Attention-Grabbing Query & Cover Letters | Wood, John | Read this book and immediately begin to write energetic, masterly, persuasive letters. | 1996 |
| Building Better Plots | Kernen, Robert | Fill-in charts, quick quizzes, timelines, and a complete plot tutorial on constructing a strong narrative arc. | 1999 |
| Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer’s Craft | Landon, Brooks | Excellent course in 24 half-hour lectures running through all the ways sentences get longer – and shorter. Includes DVD’s and guidebook | 2008 |
| Characters & Viewpoint | Card, Orson Scott | How to invent, construct, and animate vivid, credible characters and choose the best eyes trough which to view the events of your short story or novel. | 1988 |
| Clockwork Muse, The | Zerubavel, Eviator | A practical guide to writing theses, dissertations, and books | 1999 |
| Compact Handbook | Aaron, Jane E. | Concisely answers questions about the writing process, paragraphs, clarity and style, grammar, research writing, and more | 1995 |
| Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creative Writing | Rozakis, Laurie E., Ph.D. | Step-by-step guidelines, valuable tips, and down-to-earth advice. | 1997 |
| Concise Guide to Writing | Axelrod, Rise B. and Cooper, Charles R. | Six guided writing assignments along with readings and strategies for writing and research in a brief, flexible, easy-to-use format. | 2002 |
| Creating Poetry | Drury, John | How to begin a poem, use word combinations and new forms, apply the lessons from master poets to individual poems, choose and use images and words carefully. | 1991 |
| Dictionary of Word Origins | Almond, Jordan | A history of the words, expressions, and cliches we use | 1996 |
| Elements of Screenwriting, The | Blacker, Irwin R. | A non-nonsense course in screenwriting basics: plot, character, conflict, crisis, climax, exposition, and dialogue. Includes concrete examples from well-known films. | 1986 |
| Elements of Style | Strunk, William Jr. and White, E. B. | Classic description of many of the pitfalls writers can fall into. | 1979 |
| English Grammar Boot Camp | Curzan, Anne | Course guidebook for the same-named Great Courses lecture series. | 0 |
| Getting Hooked – Fiction’s Opening Sentences 1950s-1990s | Rendall-Smock, Sharon ed. | 50 years of winning opening sentences divided by decade and genre. | 1996 |
| Handbook of Good English, The | Johnson, Edward E. | A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to modern grammar, puntuation, usage, and style. | 1982 |
| Harbrace Handbook | Glenn, Miller, Webb, and Gray | General handbook of grammar and writing. | 2004 |
| Harper’s English Grammar | Opdycke, G=Jog=hn B., Ph.D. | Be a winner in the laguage game when you know the rules. | 1965 |
| Heroines of Popular Culture | Browne, Pat [ed.] | Covers a wide range of heroic women from those in nineteenth century literature to those in rock music. | 1987 |
| How to Blog a Book | Amir, Nina | Write, publish, and promote your work one post at a time. | 2012 |
| How to Prepare Your Manuscript for a Publisher | Carroll, David L. | Everything you need to know to prepare your manuscript for a publisher. | 1995 |
| How to Write Killer Fiction | Wheat, Carolyn | How to achieve your writing and publishing goals | 2003 |
| How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy | Card, Orson Scott | Science fiction great Orson Scott Card (Ender’s Game) shares his expertise. | 1990 |
| Ideas and Patterns for Writing | Spotts, Carle B. | Collection of readings designed to stimulate ideas to bring freshness to writing. | 1967 |
| Legends of Literature | Sexton, Phillip [ed.] | The best articles, interviews, and essays from the archives of Writer’s Digest magazine. | 2007 |
| LERA Writer’s Guide, The | various | The ultimate guide to writing and your career as a writer | 1994 |
| Little Red Writing Book, The | Royal, Brandon | A concise guide to penning strong and effective work for all occasions. | 2004 |
| Making of a Poem, The | Strand and Boland | Chapters offering explanation, close reading, and a rich selection of examples that demonstrate the power and possibilities of each form. | 2000 |
| Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published, The | Marshall, Evan | 90 strategies and techniques for selling your fiction. | 2003 |
| Marshall Plan for Novel Writing, The | Marshall, Evan | A 16-step program quaranteed to take you from idea to completed manuscript. | 1998 |
| Marshall Plan Workbook, The – Writing Your Novel From Start to Finish | Marshall, Evan | Companion to The Marshal Plan for Novel Writing | 2001 |
| Mastering Suspense Structure & Plot | Cleland, Jane K. | How to write gripping stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats | 0 |
| Murder One – A Writer’s Guide to Homicide | Corvasce and Paglino | The nuts and bolts necessary to build your fictional murder scenario. | 1997 |
| Narrative Technique | Uzzell, Thomas H. | A practical course in literary psychology. | 1935 |
| On Editing | Corner-Bryant and Price | How to edit your novel the professional way | 2018 |
| On Writing Well | Zinsser, William | An informal guide to writing nonfiction. | 1990 |
| Penguin Handbook, The | Faigley, Lester | Improve writing, solve grammar problems, and successfully complete research projects | 2006 |
| Pep Talks for Writers | Faulkner, Grant | Kick start your creativity, tap into your mojo, and help take that next step with your writing. | 2017 |
| Perfecting Plot – Charting the Hero’s Journey | Bernhardt, William | Reveals the secrets that will keep readers riveted to your story. | 2013 |
| Practical Stylist, The | Baker, Sheridan | A text for writing essays stressing style and persuasive writing. | 1990 |
| Prose Style – A Contempory Guide | Miles, Bertonasco, and Karns | Basic principles of expository and argumentative style. | 1977 |
| Reading Like a Writer | Prose, Francine | A guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them. | 2006 |
| Romance Writers of America Workshop Handouts | various | Handout materials from writing conference | 2005 |
| Save the Cat! Writes a Novel | Brody, Jessica | Will help you dissect any plot conumdrum, conceive your story’s blueprint, and give a beat to every pivot of your hero’s journey | 0 |
| Say What? The Fiction Writer’s Handy Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage | Lakin, C. S. | Whether you’re a novice or experienced writer, you’ll benefit from these clear and helpful explanation of grammar and usage based on The Chicago Manual of Style | 0 |
| Secrets of Great Mystern and Suspense Fiction | Schmid, David | Eighteen hour course in 36 half-hour lectures exploring the subject from various angles. Includes DVDs and guidebook | 2016 |
| Stein on Writing | Stein, Sol | A master editor of some of the most successful writers of our century shares his craft techniques and strategies | 0 |
| Story Trumps Structure | James, Steven | How to write unforgettable fiction by breaking the rules. | 2014 |
| Structuring your Novel | Weiland, K. M. | Essential keys for writing an outstanding story | 0 |
| Style | Williams, Joseph M, | Ten lessons in clarity and grace. | 1885 |
| Stylized – A Slightly Obsessive History of Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style | Garvey, Mark | A helpful guide to creating better prose and a compelling reminder of the virtues of clarity, simplicity, and truth in writing. | 2009 |
| Successful Script Writing | Wolff, Jurgen and Cox, Kerry | How to write and pitch winning scripts for movies, sitcoms, soaps, serials, and variety shows. | 1988 |
| Successful Synopsis, The | various | A collection of real synopses that sold, turned in by authors from the Central Florida Romance Writers | 2005 |
| Technique of the Novel, The | Uzzell, Thomas H. | An analysis of one hundred important novels. | 1959 |
| TV Scriptwriter’s Handbook, The | Brenner, Alfred | Everything you want and need to know about writing for television. | 1980 |
| Vein of Gold, A – A Journey to Your Creative Heart | Cameron, Julia | Author uses her extensive artistic and teaching experience to steer readers toward ever-widening creative horizons through doing features inspiring teachings on the creative process and more than one hundred imaginative, involving, and energizing tasks. | 1996 |
| Walking in this World | Cameron, Julia | Part Two (part one was The Artist’s Way) in a course on discovering and recovering the creative self. | 2002 |
| Ways of Reading – An Anthology for Writers | Bartholomae, David & Petrosky, Anthony | expects students to use their minds, challenging, provoking, and stimulating critical inquiry. | 2005 |
| Weinberg on Writing – The Fieldstone Method | Weinberg, Gerald M. | Secrets of gathering, organizing, and discarding writing ideas from an author of more than 40 nonfiction books. | 2006 |
| Well-Tempered Sentence, The | Gordon, Karen Elizabeth | Handbook on punctuation | 1983 |
| What If? – Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers | Bernays, Anne & Painter, Pamela | Organized by the elements of fiction and comprised primarily of writing exercises, What If? helps students hone and refine their craft with a practical, hands-on approach to writing fiction. | 2004 |
| World-building | Gillett, Stephen L. | A writers guide to constructing star systems and life-supporting planets. | 1996 |
| Write Your Novel From the Middle | Bell, James Scott | A new approach for plotters, pantsers, and everyone in between | 0 |
| Writers Inc | Sabranek, Mwyer, and Kemper | A guide to writing, thinking, and learning. | 1990 |
| Writer’s Options – Lessons in Style and Arrangement | Morenberg, Max & Sommers, Jeff | Helps students of all abilities recognize their many options in controlling sentence structures, making informed and creative decisions about the best sentence, paragraph, and essay strategies to use in their writing. | 2003 |
| Writer’s Reference, A | Hacker, Diana | An easy to use grammar reference handbook. | 1999 |
| Writing Fantasy Heroes | Waltx, Jason M. [ed.] | Powerful advice from professionals. | 2013 |
| Writing Fiction – A Guide to Narrative Craft | Burroway, Janet | This comprehensive, informal, practical guide and anthology approaches the elements of fiction from the writer’s point of view | 2000 |
| Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques | Hynes, James | The course book for the same-named Great Courses lecture series | 0 |
| Writing in Context Paragraphs and Essays | Kirszner, Laurie G. and Mandell, Stephen R. | An innovative paragraph-to-essay worktext that places primary emphasis on the student’s own writing. | 2003 |
| Writing Television & Motion Picture Scripts That Sell | Goodman, Evelyn | How to create a teleplay or screenplay that will capture viewer interest at once and sustain it to the final fadeout. | 1982 |
| Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook | Maass, Donald | Hands-on help for making your novel stand out and succeed | 2004 |
| Writing the Fiction Synopsis – A Step by Step Approach | McCutcheon, Pam | A workshop in book form on writing a synopsis of your book. | 1998 |