Hey Clan!
This week I’m swamped with book proposal prep and some upcoming classes, so I apologize for the late post. Still, I think you’re going to like the great list of books we discussed with the Serious Writer Book Club last week.
Check out the replay to discover our favorite nonfiction and fiction books. Maybe you’ll find some new favorites of your own!
Here’s a list of all the books shared in our live chat, with a few extra links thrown in for good measure!
Nonfiction
- How to Write A Book Proposal Jody Rein with Michael Larsen
- Writer to Writer Cecil Murphy
- The Book of Amazing Stories by Robert A. Petterson
- Getting into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn from Actors by Brandilyn Collins. (For those who love Brandilyn Collins, she’s the keynote speaker at the upcoming Mid-South Christian Writers Conference)
- Writer to Writer by Brock and Bodie Thoene
- Practicing His Presence by Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubach
- Dancing on the Head of a Pen by Robert Benson
- My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Ann Voscamp books
- The Trait Thesaurus books
- The Best Yes by Lisa TerKeurst
- Called to Create by Jordan Raynor
- Story Trumps Structure by Steven James
- Elements of Style by Strunk and White
- The Christian Writers Manual of Style & Christian Writers Market Guide
- Writing with Quiet Hands by Paula Munier
- Write His Answer by Marlene Bagnull
- Kobi Yamada books
Fiction
- Only the River Runs Free by Bodie & Brock Thoene
- This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti
- Iscariot by Tosca Lee (You can also find Tosca’s awesome rules for writing on her official site. This is one, you’ll need to hunt to find the rest. ; )
- The Legend of Sheba: Rise of a Queen by Tosca Lee
- First Light (A.D. Chronicles) Bodie & Brock Thoene
- The First Stone (A.D. Scrolls) by Bodie & Brock Thoene
- William Henry is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke
- The O’Malley Series by Dee Henderson
- The Skin Map (The Bright Empires Series) by Stephen R. Lawhead
- Hood (from the King Raven Trilogy) by Stephen R. Lawhead
Extra Links
- Called to Create on Instagram. A community of Christian entrepreneurs and creatives. Sign-up for their weekly devotional here.
- Tina Yeager is opening submissions for devotions on Inkspirations Online. If you write devotions and would like to submit, you can find the guidelines here.
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I hope that helps you!
Hello.
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