Books on Craft
On Writing: by Stephen King
Goal, Motivation and Conflict: by Debra Dixon
Writing the Breakout Novel: by Donald Maass
From Where You Dream: by Robert Olen Butler
Scene and Structure: by Jack M. Bickham
Elements of Style: by Strunk & White
Techniques of the Selling Writer: by Dwight V. Swain
Story: by Robert McKee
The Writer's Journey: by Christopher Vogler
Who Dares Wins: by Bob Mayer
The Novel Writer's Tool Kit: by Bob Mayer
Fiction: by John Gardner
Break into Fiction: by Mary Buckham and Dianna Love
Making the Perfect Pitch: by agent Katharine Sands
Selling your story in 60 Seconds by Michale Hauge
The Fire in Fiction:by Donald Maass
Plot and Structure: by James Scott Bell
Classes
2010 WWU Community Education class on Novel writing: one night per week, an 8 week session.
2007 Whatcom Community College:
Several series of classes & workshops, over a 2 year period, including writing craft for the beginning writer, writing of short stories, dialogue, publishing, plotting, character, critique and revision, writing a love scene ... all presented by Laurel Leigh,
Revision classes:
WIWA (Whidbey
Island Writers Association
MFA Wayne Ude instructor: One class per week, for eleven weeks: Reading and writing critiques for the work of 10 others, and receiving their critiques for my work. Revising my story. Three class critiques for each attendee. I equate this to the cure for seeking critiques too early.
Workshops and Seminars
Robert McKee Seminar: 2009 3 day seminar on Story in Vancouver B.C. Canada June 2009
Bob Mayer: 2 day workshop Jan 23, 24 2010: Warrior Writer Workshop
RWA Tapes Recorded from workshops held in the National Conferences 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
ECWC Tapesrecorded from conference in 2009 & 2010
Writer's Conferences
Check out the Links Page to find the Web addresses for many listed here.
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