Sunday Faves

As of right now, I will not buy another book on writing for at least a year. I already have twenty on my desk, not counting the one I'm reading (for the past two months) and probably have a couple more floating around here somewhere. This will work...I hope. Since I've read a fare bit of them, here are three(or four) of my favorites:

• Page after Page by Heather Sellers- These are very motivating and she provides a different way of viewing the writing life, like viewing writing as a Lover and treating it like you were enamored and showering it with affection.


• Sin and Syntax by Constance Hale- This woman has a hell of a way with words and is pretty funny. It focuses more on grammar and using words effectively to make compelling sentences.


• What Would Your Character Do? by Eric Maisel, PhD and Anna Maisel- This book is just plain fun! I use it mainly to figure out more in-depth things about my characters. Basically, it's a set of quizzes involving situations, events and even moral crises with each answer providing insight from a psychological point-of-view. There's also loads of other interesting things at the end of the quiz.