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Books About Writing

While I don’t consider my library of writing books will ever be complete, I have a number of books that I’ve found to be incredible resources. Seek out some of them at your local library.

• GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction by Debra Dixon – if you want readers to sink into your characters, you’ve got to give them depth.
• Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style – a must have in any writer’s library. I carry this one with me everywhere and have even given a few away as gifts.

Reference

Essays and articles about particular writing quandaries.

• Capitalization of Fantasy Race Names by Mark William Chase –  a well written essay about fantasy race names and corollary discussion of science fiction species naming.
• Hyphens, En Dashes, Em Dashes on Chicago Manual of Style Online – an easy access article that compiles and explains proper usage of these varied length dashes.

Links

In addition to books, the internet provides a myriad of resources. As the list grows I’ll probably organize them by category, but for now enjoy the madness.

• Seventh Sanctum – some quick story idea generators, great for exercises, writing experiments or just random inspiration.
•  The Writer’s Den – a UK source for random generators and writing tips.
• Short Story Ideas – This site generates three words for the writer to turn into a story. I like it for challenging myself to think outside the box.
• Chaotic Shiny – This site specializes for RPGs (useful when I’m written out), but the modern/fantasy character generators go into depth including descriptions and attitudes.