Reference Books for Writers

on June 7th, 2010 by Fiction Editor Beth Hill

All writers and editors should have their own reference books and writing resources. These are some of my favorite resources for writers.

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Anyone Can Write a Book

on June 7th, 2010 by Fiction Editor Beth Hill

Anyone can write a novel. Or can they? Plenty of people think they can, that it’s easy to craft a story and write a book. But writing a book isn’t as easy as it seems.

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Tags: fiction, first novel Posted in: A Writer's Life, Beginning Writers

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So maybe it's not only about the words. It's about syntax. And plot. And action. It's voice and pacing and dialogue...

It's about characters with character.

It's about putting the words together to touch, to entertain, to move the reader.

So, yeah, maybe it's all about the words...

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