{"id":5197,"date":"2011-12-21T21:35:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T02:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T13:00:36","slug":"great-books-for-writers-and-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2011\/12\/great-books-for-writers-and-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Books for Writers and Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"books for writers\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Bk_JuicyPens_sml.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"150\" \/>Doing some last minute shopping for writers on your list (or to put on your wish list)? Perhaps a great book? As promised here are some books I recommend&#8211;a few classics and some new books, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Classic Books about Writing and Style<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"On writing\" src=\"http:\/\/img2.imagesbn.com\/images\/102120000\/102128984.jpg\" alt=\"On Writing\" width=\"210\" height=\"324\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On Writing is a compelling read with great tips for writers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stephen King&#8217;s<em> <a title=\"on writing\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/on-writing-stephen-king\/1100630876?ean=9781439156810&amp;itm=1&amp;usri=stephen+king+on+writing\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">On Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/em>: King breaks the rules by combining a memoir and how-to book on writing. The result is a compelling read and great, simple tips for writing well.<\/p>\n<p>Strunk and White&#8217;s <a title=\"elements of style\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/the-elements-of-style-fiftieth-anniversary-edition?store=ALLPRODUCTS&amp;keyword=the+elements+of+style+fiftieth+anniversary+edition\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Elements of Style<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a>: A classic for developing your writing style and it&#8217;s a quick read, to boot. My friend and mentor Teri Scheinzeit gave me a copy of the fiftieth anniversary edition, which is particularly elegant.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Books about Writing and Creativity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anne Lamott&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a title=\"bird by bird\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life\/dp\/0385480016\/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1324518501&amp;sr=8-6\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bird by Bird<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>: <span style=\"color: #000000;\">A witty and comforting book that explores the highs and lows and gives some solid advice along the way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 145px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"creative companion\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bk_CreativeCompanion_sml.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love SARK&#8217;s books.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SARK&#8217;s <a title=\"creative companion\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creative-Companion-Free-Your-Spirit\/dp\/0890876517\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1324518711&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A Creative Companion<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a>: Or anything by SARK. Her books are wonderful for tapping into playfulness and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Pressfield&#8217;s <strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The War of Art:\u00a0 Break Through the Blocks and Win Your\u00a0 Inner Creative Battles: <\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tricia <\/span><\/span>Gilmore recommended this great book in my Bring Your Book to Life Program and I absolutely loved it. If you&#8217;re procrastinating or stuck, read this book and break through.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Books Recommended by Our Write Your Book Community<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From Nora Hall:\u00a0 &#8220;I am in the process of reading <em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"book\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Patience-Peaceful-Living-Allan-Lokos\/dp\/1585429007\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1323881241&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Patience, The Art of Peaceful Living<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em> by Allan Lokos and am finding it extraordinarily helpful in learning to be patient and at peace with the process of building a platform for my book. \u00a0In fact, I will post a review of it on Dec 28th and an interview with Allan on January 11th. \u00a0The release day for the book is January 5th.&#8221; You can read <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"book recommendation\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/surviveyourhusbandsretirement.com\/blog\/have-you-patience\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Nora&#8217;s post on the book here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hear from you. What great book do you recommend for writers (or anyone) this season?<\/p>\n<p>Ready to Write a Great Book? This post will tell you <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2017\/06\/can-write-great-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to write a great book<\/a> and show you the elements needed to get started on the path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing some last minute shopping for writers on your list (or to put on your wish list)? Perhaps a great book? As promised here are some books I recommend&#8211;a few classics and some new books, too. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Classic Books about Writing and Style Stephen King&#8217;s On Writing: King breaks the rules by combining a memoir&#8230;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2011\/12\/great-books-for-writers-and-authors\/\"><em>&nbsp; Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55,1,25],"tags":[1041,1037,1036,1040,1031,1999,2000,1038,791,1039],"class_list":{"0":"post-5197","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-creativity","7":"category-more","8":"category-writing-blocks","9":"tag-anne-lammot","10":"tag-books-for-writers","11":"tag-books-on-writing","12":"tag-elizabeth-hamilton-guarino","13":"tag-gifts-for-writers","14":"tag-great-book","15":"tag-great-books","16":"tag-sark","17":"tag-stephen-king","18":"tag-steven-pressfield","19":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279301,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5197\/revisions\/279301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}