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November 30, 2011 by Tricia Goyer 4 Comments

Learn to be a writer … Secrets from the author’s chair

I’m often asked for my favorite writing books. I’ve read many, many over the years and here are some I highly recommend. Read 5 of them and I guarantee you’ll be 100% ahead of most writers out there!!

The Christian Writer’s Market Guide by Sally Stewart

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing Christian Fiction by Ron Benrey

The Making of a Christian Bestseller by Ann Byle

Writing the Christian Romance by Gail Gaymer Martin

Book in a Month: The Fool-Proof System for Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Book Proposals That Sell by W. Terry Whalin

Writer’s Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing by Michelle Ruberg

Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell

Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne

The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman

The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life by Noah Lukeman

A Story is a Promise by Bill Johnson

A Novel Idea: Best Advice on Writing Inspirational Fiction

The 11 Secrets of Getting Published
Fiction proposal tutorial by Mary DeMuth

Nonfiction proposal tutorial by Mary DeMuth

Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing Christian Fiction by Ron Benrey

The First 50 Pages (by Writers Digest Books)

Plot Versus Character: A Balanced Approach to Writing Great Fiction (by Writers Digest Books)

The Art & Craft of Writing Christian Fiction by Jeff Gerke

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  1. AbbyJoy says

    December 1, 2011 at 2:09 am

    Thanks so much for sharing these! I’m definitely picking up a lot of these up as soon as my manuscript is finished 😀

    Reply
  2. Mari says

    December 1, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    I’ve read or am in the process of reading a couple of these. I’ll just pluck a few more off the list now 🙂 Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Faith Hope Cherrytea says

    December 7, 2011 at 12:46 am

    thank you! what a comprehensive list!

    Reply
  4. Tricia Goyer says

    December 7, 2011 at 1:35 am

    You’re welcome!

    Reply

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