June 16, 2007 8:38 AM
Writing resources
Dear Barbara, Do you have any gift suggestions for an aspiring author? Also, please add me to your mailing list. :)Thanks,
Jen
I am so sorry this has languished at the bottom of my Inbox for a couple weeks, Jen - I kept thinking I'd answer it here so any aspiring writers reading here would know what I recommend.
The best book for writers ever written - in my opinion and millions of others I suppose, because it's been reprinted many times in the past 30 years - is William Zinsser's On Writing Well
There's also the timeless Elements of Style by Strunk and White. I still have my copy from high school - 64 pages of important information that will keep a writer from looking foolish :)
Writers love to read what other writers say about writing, so The Writer's Quote Book is an excellent gift.
Also. a blank book is a natural for a writer to fill. And a special pen is a wonderful symbolic gift that every writer would appreciate!
I've added a category under Barbara's Picks for Writing Helps - and will be adding more to it as time goes by.
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The best writing books I've read are Janie Cheaney's Wordsmith series. They're writing curriculum for middle school and high school students, but I have used them with adults to teach really good creative writing basics.
Posted by: Becky Miller | June 16, 2007 10:08 PM
