Book Recommendation - Making a Literary Life: by Carolyn See
This book covers the gamut of writing from the decision to become a writer to the challenges of publishing your work. It includes strategies to protect your emotional self so you can focus on writing creatively and effectively.
Book Recommendation - Bird by Bird: by Anne Lamott
Despite being published more than 25 years ago, Ms. Lamott’s advice is timeless. She offers a witty yet informative look at the life and development as a writer. She covers the whole gamut from beginning the writer’s journey to publication and beyond.
Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression
This book by Angela Ackerman and Becca Pulisi is a great resource for writers. It is much more detailed than a regular, all-purpose thesaurus or synonyms on the internet. It includes 130 entries of emotions and ways of describing them - both physically and in a character’s mind.
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
This book by Julia Cameron is also described as A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self. Don’t be deterred by the ‘spiritual’ part of the title. It offers a wealth of information by a woman that has decades of experience. Ms. Cameron is a teacher, novelist, poet, filmmaker, composer and journalist. Wikipedia lists 33 non-fiction books, as well as novels, musicals, plays, TV films, and poetry collections.