The Deadwood Writers has a Craft Study Group that meets prior to the main meeting. Here are books that we’ve used as part of studying craft:
Currently
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Previous Books
Make a Scene by Jordan Rosenfeld
Create Your Writer Platform by Chuck Sambuchino
Stephen King On Writing A Memoir of the Craft
Write Starts by Hal Zina Bennett
Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark
Write Great Fiction Series
–Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell
–Description & Setting by Ron Rozelle
–Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by Nancy Kress
–Revision & Self-Editing by James Scott Bell
Authors’ Favorite Books on Writing
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
62 Blog Posts to Overcoming Bloggers Block by Marcie Hill
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students by Mignon Fogarty
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King
Word Painting: A Guide To Writing Descriptively by Rebecca McClanahan
The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri
What A Writer Needs by Ralph Fletcher
Gardner’s Guide To Screenwriting: The Writer’s Road Map by Marilyn Webber
The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier
The Freelance Writer’s Bible by David Trottier
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I suggest listing a section on this page, maybe on top, that shows the books members have already published… Links to where to buy, author’s websites, a synopsis of the tale and the cost. Whadaya think?
To your list of informative books on writing, please add “The Power of Point of View: Make Your Story Come to Life” by Alicia Rasley. This book discusses “how varying POV can help writers provide readers with a complex, sophisticated, interactive experience . . .”