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Here are some resources that I've collected. Enjoy!

Writing Books
 
Ayres, Elizabeth  Writing the Wave
 
Baty, Chris No Plot, No Problem

Berg, Elizabeth Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True

Brande, Dorothea Becoming a Writer

Bradbury, Ray Zen in the Art of Writing

Brooks, Terry Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life

Brown, Rita Mae Starting From Scratch: A Different Kind of Writer's Manual

Cameron, Julia The Right to Write, The Sound of Paper

Carr, Robyn Practical Tips for Writing Popular Fiction

Conrad, Baranby and Schulz, Monte, Ed. Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life

DeMarco-Barrett, Barbara Pen on Fire

Dillard, Annie The Writing Life

Eiben, Therese and Gannon, Mary (Eds.) The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publication"

Friedman, Bonnie Writing Past Dark

Gabaldon, Diana The Outlandish Companion

Goldberg, Natalie Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life

Harris, Robert W. When Good People Write Bad Sentences: 12 Steps to Better Writing Habits

Heffron, Jack The Writer's Idea Book

Helfers, John and Little, Denise, Ed. The Valdemar Companion

Hemley, Robin Turning Life into Fiction

Keyes, Ralph The Courage to Write, The Writer's Book of Hope

King, Stephen On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Lamott, Anne Bird by Bird

Lerner, Betsy The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers

Novakovich, Josip Fiction Writer's Workshop

Neubauer, Bonnie The Write Brain Workbook: 366 Exercises to Liberate Your Writing

Obstfield, Raymond and Neumann, Franz Careers for Your Characters: A Writer's Guide to 101 Profession from Architect to Zookeeper

Phillips, Brigitte; Klassen, Susan D.; and Hall, Doris The American Directory of Writer's Guidelines, 4th Edition

Ray, Robert J. The Weekend Novelist

Rogak, Lisa Angowski, Ed. The Cat on my Shoulder: Writers and Their Cats

Sellers, Heather Page after Page

The Staff of Fresh Boiled Peanuts, a literary journal. The Writer's Book of Matches: 1,001 Prompts to Ignite Your Fiction

Truss, Lynne Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Ueland, Brenda If You Want to Write

Wiesner, Karen S. First Draft in 30 Days

 

 

Art Books

Angelo, Sandra McFall Exploring Colored Pencil

Cassou, Michell and Cubley, Stewart Life, Paint and Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression

Edwards, Betty Drawing on the Artist Within, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Goldberg, Natalie Living Color: A Writer Paints Her World

Gould, Ted An Introduction to Painting Landscapes

Harrison, Hazel Artschool: How to Paint and Draw

Hoddinott, Brenda Drawing for Dummies

Longhurst, Terry I Can Draw... (This is available in separate booklets or in one hardcover book)

McNiff, Shaun Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go

 

 

Creativity Books

 

Cameron, Julia The Artist's Way, Vein of Gold, Walking in this World

Gelb, Michael J. How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Girsch, Maria and Girsch Charlie Fanning the Creative Spirit: Two Toy Inventors Simplify Creativity

Gregory, Danny The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are

May, Rollo The Courage to Create

McMeekin, Gail 12  Secrets of Highly Creative Women

Messer, Mari Pencil Dancing

Sark A Creative Companion, Inspiration Sandwich, Succulent Wild Woman, Living Juicy, The Bodacious Book of Succulence, Transformation Soup, Eat Mangoes Naked, Change Your Life Without Getting out of Bed, Prosperity Pie

 

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