writing tips -- recommended reading

RECOMMENDED READING

Mystery Writing:

* Writing the Mystery, G. Miki Hayden, Intrigue Press

* Don't Murder Your Mystery, Chris Roerden, Bella Rosa Books

* Writing Killer Mysteries with Kris Neri DVD, Kris Neri, T2G Productions


Forensic Reference Material:

The “Howdunit" series from Writer's Digest Books

* Murder and Mayhem, D.P. Lyle, MD, Thomas Dunne Books

* Forensics for Dummies, D.P. Lyle, MD, John Wiley & Sons


General Writing, Style & Grammar:

Write Away, Elizabeth George, Perennial

Word Painting, Rebecca McClanahan, Writer's Digest Books

Writing the Breakout Novel, Donald Maass, Writer's Digest Books

* Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print, Renni Browne and Dave King, HarperResource

The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, MacMillian

* Woe is I, Patricia T. O'Conner, Riverhead books

* Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Truss, Lynne, Gotham Books


Creativity & Inspiration:

* The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron, Tarcher/Putnam

* On Writing, Stephen King, Scribner

Writing Past Dark, Bonnie Friedman, HarperPerennial

Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg

Sometimes the Magic Works, Terry Brooks, Ballantine Books