Read, Write, Edit, Repeat.
It’s November aka National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). If you’re not familiar with NaNoWriMo it is a yearly competition to write 50,000 words in a month. That’s 1,667 words a day. To learn more about NaNoWriMo, or to join in on the fun, you can go to their website https://nanowrimo.org.
This book list contains novels written during NaNoWriMo to inspire you to reach the 50,000 word goal, books on craft to help you during the revision process, and two Writer’s Market books to help you get your book into the world. Even if you’re not participating in NaNoWriMo, but you like to write, you should check out these books. Click on the titles to learn more or to place a hold on the book(s).
Happy writing!
Novels
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Books on Craft
On Writing by Stephen King
Reading like a Writer by Francine Prose
The Elements of Style by William Strunk
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
Write and Revise for Publication by Jack Smith
The Last Draft by Sandra Jean Scofield
Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer
Publishing
Novel and Short Story Writer’s Market
Find more novels that were written during NaNoWriMo here:
Find more great craft books here https://medium.com/@shauntagrimes/10-books-that-will-make-you-a-better-writer-and-why-86d2fa665df0
https://thewritelife.com/best-books-on-writing/
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