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The Book Bible by Susan Shapiro
Call Number: 070.52 Sha
Publication Date: 2022
A guide for aspiring writers on all aspects of getting published.
Writer's Market 100th Edition by Robert Lee Brewer (Editor)
Call Number: 070.52025 Wri
Publication Date: 2021
Features up-to-date listings of publications, editors, magazines, contests, awards, and literary agents, along with articles that describe how to find, manage, and promote an author's work.
Before and after the Book Deal by Courtney Maum
Call Number: 808.02 Mau
Publication Date: 2020
This book covers publishing your first book, and provides insight into the publishing industry from “agents, film scouts, film producers, translators, disability and minority activists, and power agents and editors."
Poet's Market by Robert Lee Brewer (Editor)
Call Number: 808.02 Poe 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Includes hundreds of publishing opportunities specifically for poets, including listings for book and chapbook publishers, print and online poetry publications, contests, and more.
Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market by Robert Lee Brewer (Editor)
Call Number: 808.068 Chi
Publication Date: 2019
In this book, you'll find more than 500 listings for children's book markets, including publishers, literary agents, magazines, contests, and more. These listings include a point of contact, how to properly submit your work, and what categories each market accepts.

Finish Your First Novel by Char Anna
Call Number: 808.3 Ana
Publication Date: 2023
Learn how to outline like a pro; craft interesting, complex characters that your readers will root for (or against!); avoid plot holes, pacing issues and other common pitfalls that can trip up new writers; write effective dialogue and so much more.
Write for Life by Julia Cameron
Call Number: 808.02 Cam
Publication Date: 2023
Will help you reach your goals, whether your project is a novel, poetry, screenplay, standup, or songwriting. With the learned experience of a lifetime of writing, Cameron gives readers practical tools to start, pursue, and finish their writing project.
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
Call Number: 808.3 Bel
Publication Date: 2022
Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger
Writing Children's Books for Dummies by Lisa Rojany; Peter Economy
Call Number: 808.068 Roj
Publication Date: 2022
With straightforward advice and a plethora of up-to-date recommendations, the authors provide step-by-step information on everything aspiring children's book authors needs to know.
The Secrets of Character by Matt Bird
Call Number: 808.397 Bir
Publication Date: 2022
This expert guide reveals what makes audiences believe, care, and invest in great characters - and how to bring your own characters vividly to life
Write a Must-Read by A. J. Harper
Call Number: 808.042 Har
Publication Date: 2022
In these pages, Harper reveals the proven methods and frameworks she has used for nearly two decades to write and edit perennial bestsellers.
How to Write Like a Writer by Thomas C. Foster
Call Number: 808.02 Fos
Publication Date: 2022
With How to Write Like a Writer you'll learn how to organize your thoughts, construct first drafts, and (not incidentally) keep you in your chair so that inspiration can come to visit.
How to Write a Mystery by Mystery Writers of America; Lee Child (Editor); Laurie King (Editor)
Call Number: 808.3872 How
Publication Date: 2022
From some of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries, from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers.

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