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SUCK IT! WEBZINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMAZON.COM DELIVERS
Books for Writers
Editor, Jane Steinberg
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Editor's Picks
Tales from the Couch : Writers on Therapy
by Jason Shinder(Editor)
There are enough crazy artists out there to support
the theory that one must be at least a little bit mad to be truly creative.
Good news for the unhinged: one needn't trade one's sanity for one's
creativity. In fact, word from the 17 authors anthologized in Tales from
the Couch is that the therapeutic process actually enhances the
creative one, often allowing them to produce, as Mark Doty puts it, "the work
that has mattered most to me."
Writer's Online Marketplace : How & Where to Get Published Online
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
"The Internet is a writer's revolution," writes
Debbie Ridpath Ohi in Writer's Online Marketplace. Definitely.
But "finding the Web sites of publications that care to act professional, pay
money, edit with heart, and stick around," warns Christopher Reynaga (creator
of the Web zine The Write Market), "is like a mad crap-shoot." Once you
do find those sites, it's not enough just to show up. You still need to know
how to write a winning query and follow through with quality content. As editor
and Webmaster of Inkspot.com, an online Web site for writers, Ohi is perhaps
uniquely qualified--and connected--to write about the brave new world of online
writing.
Write from the Heart : Unleashing the Power of Your Creativity
by Hal Zina Bennett
There are hundreds of books on the market about the
writing craft. But "good writing cannot be taught by teaching craft alone,"
says Hal Zina Bennett, a creativity consultant, writing coach, and author of 30
books. Instead, says Bennett, people can become good writers by learning to
"write from the heart." For Bennett, this involves calling upon imaginary
readers, inner guides, shamans, "peak experiences," and "essential wounds."
Meditating, psychic readings, channeling, and stripping away the "Mask Self"
help, too.
The Company of Writers : Fiction Workshops and Thoughts on the Writing Life
by Hilma Wolitzer
"Writing fiction is a solitary occupation," Hilma
Wolitzer says, "but not really a lonely one." Perhaps not, but camaraderie is
nice, too. Never mind that Wolitzer's first writing-workshop experience was
completely humiliating; the workshop leader, Anatole Broyard, later handed her
an encouraging note, and she was hooked. Presenting one's work to a writing
group, Wolitzer says, is "like having several editors examining the
work." Here, she offers advice on forming writing groups and keeping them
together.
Writing the Romantic Comedy: The Art and Craft of Writing Screenplays That Sell
by Billy Mernit
According to Billy Mernit, all the Hollywood
studios--and most major actors--"are actively seeking romantic comedies." But
the same studios and actors reject hundreds of romantic comedies a month.
Mernit should know. As a story analyst who has read nearly 4,000 screenplays in
the last 10 years, Mernit has seen the good, yes, but also too much of the bad
and the ugly. With Writing the Romantic Comedy, Mernit presents
his UCLA Extension rom-com writing workshop in book form.
You'll find more great books and features in Amazon.com's Books for Writers section.
Updated 17 April 2001
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