Your Book

Pen32You Are Now An Author.  You’ve made the decision. You’ve bought all the the “writerly” things that make you feel like a writer–from that superduper computer or laptop on which you’ll create your masterpiece to the gorgeous leather journal to record your journey to publication.  But, to your surprise, you stare at the blank page or empty computer screen and you don’t know what to write.  Worse, you suspect you don’t know how to write that book of your heart.

Don’t fear and don’t freak.  It’s okay.  That’s why we’re here.  AWriterOfExcellence.com is going to walk you through putting together a book with the best resources available to writer’s today.  If you’ve got the what, we’ve got the how.  You’ve got to believe in you and your stories.  You’ve got to love them enough to get them out of your head and onto paper.  Don’t wait, don’t even think, just click and start on the path to your great work!  You’ll be so glad you did!

RESOURCES

Software:

Scrivener Writing Software                    http://www.literatureandlatte.com

Grammar and Plagiarism Checker        http://www.grammarly.com

Basecamp Project Mgmt Software        http://basecamp.com

Writer’s Café Writing Software              http://www.writerscafe.co.uk

WriteItNow Writing Software                 http://www.ravensheadservices.com

 

Books:

Techniques of the Selling Writer, Dwight V. Swain

The Weekend Novelist, Robert J. Ray (Both Editions)

The Getting the Words Right, Theodore Rees Cheney (Both Editions)

The Writer’s Journey, Chris Vogler

Writing the Breakout Novel, Donald Maass

Writing the Blockbuster Novel, Al Zuckerman

 

Websites:

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America    http://www.sfwa.org

Romance Writers of America     http://www.rwanational.org

Horror Writers Association         http://www.horror.org

Mystery Writers of America        http://www.mysterywriters.org

Western Writers of America       http://www.westernwriters.org