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Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within

10 best books like Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within (Barbara DeMarco-Barrett): The Pocket Muse: Ideas and Inspirations for Writing, Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life, GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction, Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing (No Matter What!), Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers, A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life, The Writer's Idea Book, Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction, Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft, The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes

The Pocket Muse: Ideas and Inspirations for Writing
AuthorMonica Wood
ISBN1582973229
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Sparkling with delightful, witty, thought-provoking morsels for today's writers, Monica Wood's dreamy yet realistic writer's companion will encourage your muse to take flight. The stimulating visuals laced throughout the book uniquely capture the...
Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
AuthorElizabeth George
ISBN0060560444
7/4/17 ... I posted my comments to my author blog ... https://lewweinsteinauthorblog.com/ ... and marked the book to re-read again ... there is always something important to remember, or a new perspective to learn

6/23/17 ... reading again ... bringing back to mind the wonderful advice Elizabeth...
GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction
AuthorDebra Dixon
ISBN0965437108
Goal, motivation, and conflict are the foundation of everything that happens in the story world. Using charts, examples, and movies, the author breaks these key elements down into understandable components and walks the reader through the process of laying this foundation in his or her own work.

Learn...
Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing (No Matter What!)
AuthorHeather Sellers
ISBN1582973121
You Are a Writer--Believe It!

False starts. Self-doubt. Mind games. They end the moment you pick up this book. With an inspiring mix of humor, wisdom, and creativity, Page After Page shows you how to find the courage and commitment to start writing and keep writing.

Author Heather...
Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers
AuthorCarolyn See
ISBN0345440463
As Carolyn See says, writing guides are like preachers on Sunday?there may be a lot of them, but you can't have too many, and there's always an audience of the faithful. And while Making a Literary Life is ostensibly a book that teaches you how to write, it really teaches you how to make your interior life...
A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life
AuthorJudy Reeves
ISBN1577311000
Playwright and editor Judy Reeves has taught writing, led creative writing workshops, and participated in writing groups for years. A Writer’s Book of Days is a compilation of all that she’s learned from getting together to write with other people. She says, “the book came about because I saw...
The Writer's Idea Book
AuthorJack Heffron
"Where do you get your ideas?"



It's a question and a quandary that bedevils every writer. And once you've got an idea, what then? Ideas without a plan, without a purpose, are no more than pleasant thoughts.



In The Writer's Idea Book, Jack Heffron, former senior editor...
Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction
AuthorJessica Page Morrell
ISBN1582974845
Get to Know Your Character's Sinister Side
A truly memorable antagonist is not a one-dimensional super villain bent on world domination for no particular reason. Realistic, credible bad guys create essential story complications, personalize conflict, add immediacy to a story line, and force...
Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN1582973857
Are you a writer longing to rediscover the joy that you once had in the craft (or even find it for the first time)? In this inspiring guide, Jane Yolen, an author who has been called America's Hans Christian Andersen, shows writers how to focus on aspects of the craft that bring them joy. She remarks in the...
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
AuthorJack M. Bickham
ISBN0898798213
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes

When you write fiction, you march onto a minefield. This book gives you a map.

Oh, what tricky terrain you're traveling! You must reckon with: Character, Conflict, Point of View, Dialogue, Editors, Editors, and Editors, who--by returning...
Room to Write: Daily Invitations to a Writer's Life
AuthorBonni Goldberg
ISBN0874778255
What makes someone a writer? A writer writes, expressing the world through synthesis of mind and magic, sensuality and spirit. With both humor and reverence, Room to Write playfully prevails on us to experience the world through a writer's eyes, and respond to the creative sparks that charge good writing.

In...
Writing from the Inside Out: Transforming Your Psychological Blocks to Release the Writer Within
AuthorDennis Palumbo
ISBN0471382663
"Dennis Palumbo has great insight into a writer s psyche.... Every writer should have a shrink or this book. The book is cheaper."
--Gary Shandling, actor, comic, and writer "wise, compassionate, and funny..."
--Aram Saroyan, poet and novelist

"Dennis Palumbo provides a sense...
One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft
AuthorSusan M. Tiberghien
ISBN1600940587
Whether you are a writer of fiction or essays, or want to explore poetry or memoir, Tiberghien's twelve fundamental lessons will help you discover and develop your own distinct voice. Tiberghien's inventive exercises focus on the processes unique to each genre, while also offering skills applicable...
Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing
AuthorLes Edgerton
ISBN1582971730
After you've read the writing books that point out all the errors you made when you were starting out, and then you've read the writing books that make you feel like you'll never "get there" with your writing, this book is a refreshing boost to your confidence.

"If you’ve read rabidly all your...
Writing Alone and with Others
AuthorPat Schneider
For more than a quarter of a century, Pat Schneider has helped writers find and liberate their true voices. She has taught all kinds--the award winning, the struggling, and those who have been silenced by poverty and hardship. Her innovative methods have worked in classrooms from elementary to graduate...
Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
AuthorAnn Rittenberg
ISBN1582973881
In Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb and seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg team up to provide you with the skills you need to write your dream novel and the savvy business know-how to get it published. In this all-in-one resource, you'll discover essential novel-writing techniques,...
The Weekend Novelist
AuthorRobert J. Ray
ISBN0823084507
Who doesn't dream of writing a novel while holding on to their day job? Robert J. Ray and co-author Bret Norris can help readers do just that, with this practical and accessible step-by-step guide to completing a novel in just a year's worth of weekends.

THE WEEKEND NOVELIST shows writers at...
The Write-Brain Workbook
AuthorBonnie Neubauer
ISBN1582973555
Never face a blank page again! With unique daily prompts and stimulating pages, you'll be able to easily incorporate writing into your life, and you'll never have to face another wordless day. "The Write-Brain Workbook" is the first of its kind–an easy, fun, and playful way to exercise your creative...
The Productive Writer: Tips & Tools to Help You Write More, Stress Less & Create Success
AuthorSage Cohen
ISBN1582979952
Take Control of Your Writing Life!

The creative process can be treacherous, even for the most experienced writer. Facing the blank page, staying inspired, sustaining momentum, managing competing priorities and coping with rejection are just a few of the challenges writers face regularly.

"The...
Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course
AuthorJerry Cleaver
ISBN0312302762
The Only Writing Book You'll Ever Need

From the legendary creator of the Writer's Loft in Chicago, comes a writing course for those who want to see results now. Immediate Fiction covers the entire process of writing including manuscript preparation, time management, finding an idea, getting...
Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids
AuthorChristina Katz
ISBN1582974411
As a write-at-home mom, Christina Katz's book practically jumped off the shelf at me. "Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing career Alongside Your Kids"? That's exactly what I was trying to do. Flipping through it, I felt it might provide some useful info, so I purchased it, making sure to save the receipt...
First Draft in 30 Days: A Novel Writer's System for Building a Complete and Cohesive Manuscript
AuthorKaren Wiesner
ISBN1582972966
Finish an outline so complete it reads like a first draft—in just 30 days!
Say goodbye to writing and rewriting with no results. Starting—and finishing—your novel has never been easier!
First Draft in 30 Days provides you with a sure-fire system to reduce time-intensive rewrites and...
Book in a Month: The Fool-Proof System for Writing a Novel in 30 Days
AuthorVictoria Lynn Schmidt
ISBN1582974861
What Can You Accomplish in 30 Days?



If you make time to write and put away all of your excuses, could you stay on track and finish your novel in only a month? With a structured plan and a focused goal, yes, you can!



Using a combination of flexible weekly schedules, focused...
How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights
AuthorAriel Gore
This may come as a shock, but brilliant writing and clever wordplay do not a published author make. True, you’ll actually have to write if you want to be a writer, but ultimately literary success is about much more than putting pen to paper (or fingers to keys). Before you snap your pencil in half with...
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