Ten Christmas suggestions for Would-Be Authors

Listed below are what I strongly believe are ten of the best creative writing guides.

Aspects of the Novel - E M Forster. (Passage to India, Howards Way, Room With a View).

The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition) by William Strunk jr. and E. B. White (Charlotte's Web).

The Art and Craft of Novel Writing – Oakley Hall

How Fiction Works - Oakley Hall.

Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters by Barnaby Conrad. (Each year, Barnaby runs a weekly creative writing course in Santa Barbara).

The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction - Barnaby Conrad.

Sol Stein on Writing - Sol Stein. (Sol and his friends set up the actors studio in New York. Sol was a publisher, editor, best selling author and award winning lecturer on creative writing at American Universities. Famous authors attend his lectures. Sol was also a friend of Barnaby Conrad).

Solutions for Novelists - The Secrets of a Master Editor by Sol Stein.

Characters Make Your Story - Maren Elwood. (Creative writing teacher).

Write the Short Short - Maren Elwood. (For writers of the Short Story).

Check the reviews on Amazon. You can get cheap second hand copies.

I'll finish by wishing you all Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.