This is a work in progress…
BOOKS ON CRAFT AND/OR PUBLISHING
Poetry/Memoir
- The Poet’s Companion by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux
- A Poet’s Guide to Poetry by Mary Kinzie
- Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir by Natalie Goldberg
- Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Fiction/General Writing
- On Writing by Stephen King
- The Plot Whisperer (and workbook) by Martha Alderson
- Is Life Like This? A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months by John Dufresne
- Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
- The Scene Book by Sandra Scofield
- Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- Walking in This World by Julia Cameron
- Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas
- Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author’s Guide to Uniting Story Structure by K.M. Weiland
- Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Better, Faster Writing by Libbie Hawker
Children’s Lit
- Picture Writing Anastasia Suen
- Writing Picture Books Ann Whitford Paul
- The Book: Essential Guide to Publishing for Children by SCBWI
- Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market
- The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults by Cheryl Klein
LINKS
On craft
- Jennifer Laughran’s “The Big Ol’ Genre Glossary“
- Jennifer Laughran’s “Wordcount Dracula“
- StoryFix 8 “Moments” You Absolutely Need to Deliver to Your Readers…And One That You Should Hope For
- StoryFix The Short Story on Structuring Your Short Story
- Writing Magical Realism vs Paranormal
- Josh Funk’s Guide to Writing Picture Books
- “10 Tips for Creating Your First Children’s Picture Book“
- “How to Plot Your Picture Book Perfectly“
- Guest Post: Lisa Cinelli–Crafting a Picture Book Dummy
- Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s Resources for Book Creators and Print-Ready Resources for Writers
- “5 Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Children’s Book Mistakes“
- K.M. Weiland Helping Writers Become Authors
On craft for kids and teachers:
- Creative Writing for Elementary Students
- Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s Resources for Young Readers
- Edutopia | How to Use Images to Teach Creative Writing in Elementary School
- How to Teach Creative Writing (PDF)
On Submissions, Querying, and Literary Journals
- The Parts of a Good Query
- How to Write a Non-Fiction Query
- How to Write a 1-Page Synopsis
- What to Ask an Agent Offering Representation
- Poets & Writers
On the Business of Publishing & Marketing Children’s Books
- Marketing & Creating a Platform by Kidlit 411
- Beyond the Book Launch Party by Anika Aldamuy Denise
- Money-Saving Guide for Authors and Writers
- The Quitter Trilogy by M.K. England – “how I ended up quitting my day job this year to become a full time stay-at-home parent and author”
- Tax Tips for Freelance Writers and Self-Published Authors
- Tax Deductions for Writers
- Las Musas Latinx Kidlit Resources
On School Visits and Events
- School Visit Experts: Resources
- Author School Visits: 12 Tips
- For teachers/librarians: How to Host a Successful Author Visit and How to Host a Successful Virtual Author Visit by Lee & Low
On Organizations
- Society for Children Book Writers & Illustrators SCBWI
- SCBWI Florida
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs AWP
- National Council of Teachers of English NCTE
- Romance Writers of America RWA
- We Need Diverse Books
- Latinx in Publishing
- Latinos in Kid Lit
- Las Musas
On Conferences, Contests, and Education
- UCLA Writer’s Program
- LitReactor
- WriteOnCon
- ALA Conferences & Events
- Book Expo America
- SCBWI National Conferences
- AWP Annual Conference
- NCTE Annual Convention
- PitchWars
- LatinxPitch
- Storystorm (formerly PiBoIdMo)
- 12×12 Challenge–12 picture books in 12 months
Guest Blog Posts
- What’s in a Sentence? Writing With the Mentors Blog, March 2016
- Wielding Words Like a Warrior, Writing With the Mentors Blog, April 2016
- Tapping Into Your YA Voice, Writing With the Mentors Blog, May 2016
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