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recommended books for writers

Recommended by Mary Ellen Sullivan, writer & speaker for the April 8, 2003 Put it in Writing @ your library™ workshop sponsored by ALA and Woman's Day magazine.

Cameron, Julia. The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

Goldberg, Natalie. Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life

Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones

Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Adams, James L. Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide to Better Ideas

Zinsser, William. On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Gardner, John. The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

Strunk, William and E.B. White. The Elements of Style


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