RESOURCES: BOOKS & REFERENCES

See below for a list of books and references writers may find useful.

*Be sure to check out the websites list of resources. Several of those sites provide MANY articles on writing, marketing, and publishing.

TITLE	AUTHOR	TOPIC
BOOKS
7 Figure Fiction	T. Taylor	Marketing
Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for. New King of Entrepeneur	Derek Sivers	Publishing
The Artist’s Way	Julia Cameron	Author Life
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life	Anne Lamott	Craft
BookBub Ads Expert	David Gaughran	Marketing
The Career Novelist	Donald Maas	Author Life
Closing the Deal On Your Terms	Kristine Kathryn Rush	Publishing
The Complete Guide to Heroes & Heroines: 16 Master Archetypes	Tami D. Cowden Caro LaFever Sue Viders	Craft
The Copyright Handbook	Stephen Fishman	Publishing
Cover to Cover: What First-Time Authors Need to Know About Editing	Sandra Wendel	Craft
Conflict and Suspense	James Scott Bell	Craft
Creating Character Arcs	K.M. Weiland	Craft
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World	Cal Newport	Author Life
Dueling with the Sword and Pistol	Paul Kirchner	Research: Historical
The Emotion Thesaurus & series of thesaurus books Negative Traits Thesaurus Positive Traits Thesaurus Urban Settings Thesaurus Rural Settings Thesaurus Occupation Thesaurus Conflict Thesaurus Emotional Would Thesaurus	Angela Ackerman Becca Puglisi	Craft
GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict	Debra Dixon	Craft
How to Make a Living with Your Writing	Joanna Penn	Publishing
How to Market a Book	Ricardo Fayet	Marketing
How to Market a Book	Joanna Penn	Marketing
How to Write a Series	Sara Rosett	Craft
Intuitive Editing	Tiffany Yates Martin	Craft
Layer Your Novel	C.S. Lakin	Craft
Naughty Words for Nice Writers	Cara Bristol	Craft
Networking for Authors	Dan Parsons	Marketing
Newsletter Ninja	Tammi L. Labrecque	Marketing
Publishing Pitfalls for Authors	Mark Leslie Lefevbre	Publishing
The Regency Companion	Sharon H. Laudermilk Teresa L. Hamlin	Craft: Historical Romance
Regency Slang Revealed	Louise Allen	Craft: Historical Romance
The Relaxed Author	Joana Penn & Mark Leslie Lefevbre	Author Life
Release Strategies	Craig Martelle and Michael Anderle	Marketing
Resilience: Facing Down Rejection and Criticism on the Road to Success	Mark McGuinness	Author Life
The Rewrite	Scott King	Craft
Romancing the Beat	Gwen Hayes	Craft
Save the Cat	Blake Snyder	Craft
Scrivener for Dummies	Gwen Hernandez	Tools
Stealing Hollywood	Alexandra Sokoloff
Story Genius	Lisa Cron	Craft
Successful Self Publishing	Joanna Penn	Marketing
Techniques of the Selling Writer	Dwight V. Swain	Craft
The Trope Thesaurus	Jennifer Hilt	Craft
Wide for the Win	Mark Lesllie Lefevbre	Publishing
Write Naked!	Jennifer Probst	Craft & Publishing
Write Your Novel from the Middle	James Scott Bell	Craft
Writer’s Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents	Jeff Herman	Publishing
WORKBOOKS
52 Weeks of Writing	Mariëlle S. Smith	Tools
Writing the Breakout Novel	Donald Maass	Tools
ARTICLES
12 Stages of Intimacy	WARA Writers	Craft
80 Barriers to Romance	Colleen Houck	Craft
How to Write the Best Kissing Scene	Esther Rabbit	Craft
List of Sensations	Larissa Noonan	Craft
Writing with Color	Mod Colette	Craft

*Be sure to check out the websites list of resources. Several of those sites provide MANY articles on writing, marketing, and publishing.

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