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Manser, Martin H. The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing. This book has chapters on preparing to write, revising, grammar, word usage, punctuation, etc.  It’s a handy reference tool. If you love having books arrive FAST, be sure to sign up for Amazon Prime…free 2-day shipping for one flat rate each year (and you [...]

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Sellers, Heather.  Chapter After Chapter:  Discover the Dedication and Focus You Need to Write the Book of Your Dreams. This is a great book, especially if you are considering writing a novel.  HOWEVER, and it’s a big however, I recommend it regardless.  I am certainly not writing a novel and I have learned a great [...]

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Winget, Larry.  How to Write a Book One Page at a Time. This book is apparently no longer in print, but maybe you can find a copy somewhere.  I’ve included the link to Amazon, although you can only buy it from used booksellers (at some wild prices, I must say).  I referenced it in the [...]

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Kremer, John.  1001 Ways to Market Your Books (for authors and publishers; paperback), 6th edition Are you kidding me?  1001 ways….  And it’s true.  It’s quite the hefty book (704 pages) and it’s stunning the number of different ideas that are included.  Out of that number, any one of us can surely find at least…10 [...]

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Sellers, Heather.  Page After Page:  Discover the Confidence and Passion You Need to Start Writing and Keep Writing (No Matter What).  It’s hard to say which book on my list of recommended books is the one I recommend the most highly, but this is one of them – for writers and want-to-be-writers.  When I bought this [...]

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