Books on Writing and Publishing:
A Bibliography in Progress

Writers and Writing:
Guides to Writing and Getting Published

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29 Most Common Writing Mistakes & How to Avoid Them, The
Delton, Judy
0-89879-453-6 pb (Writer's Digest Books)
1991, 96p., $10.99 pb
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

30 Steps to Becoming a Writer and Getting Published
Edelstein, Scott
0-89879-545-1 (Writer's Digest Books)
1993, 176p., $16.99
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

1818 Ways to Write Better & Get Published
Edelstein, Scott
0-89879-778-0 (Writers Digest Books)
1997, 224p., $12.99 pb
F.W. Publications, Inc.
 

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Analogy Book of Related Words: Your Secret Shortcut to Power Writing
Glasser, Selma
0-918880-23-8 pb
1990, 240p., $14.95 pb
Communication Creativity
 

Anybody Can Write - a Playful Approach: Ideas for the Unwriter, Beginner & Would-Be Writer
Bryant, Jean
0-931432-21-9
1985, 160p., $8.95
New World Library
 

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Because You Want to Write: A Workbook for Women
McNeill, Pearlie
1-85727-035-5/ -030-4 pb (Scarlet Press - UK)
1993, 238p., $49.95/ $17.95 pb
L P C InBook
 

Become a Richer Writer: Shift Your Writing Career into High Gear
Perret, Gene
1-888688-01-7 pb
1996, 234p., $14.95 pb
Jester Press
 

Beginner's Guide to Getting Published, A
0-89879-672-5 (Writer's Digest Books)
Rev., 1994, 208p. $16.99
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

Beginning Writer's Answer Book
Polking, Kirk, ed.
0-89879-599-0 (Writer's Digest Books)
1994, 336p., $17.99
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Lamott, Anne
0-385-48001-6 pb
1995, 272p., $12.95 pb
Doubleday & Co., Inc.
 

Blueprint for Writing, A.
Goodman, Thelma
0-536-57773-0 pb
2nd ed., 1990, n.pg., $24.20 pb
Ginn Press
 

Blueprint for Writing: A Writer's Guide to Creativity, Craft & Career
Ballon, Rachel F.
1-56565-125-1/ -216-9 pb
1994/ 1995, 240p., $21.95/ $15.00 pb
Lowell House
 

Bookwriting: How to Decide if You Are Ready for a Book, Develop Working Strategies & Prepare for Publication
1-884752-28-4 pb
1996, 40p., $5.95 pb
Cook Communications Ministries Intl.
 

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Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way with Words
Bly, Robert W.
0-8442-4334-5 pb
1995, 128p., $9.95 pb
N T C Publishing Group
 

Courage to Write, The
Keyes, Ralph
0-8050-3188-X/ -3189-8 pb
1996, 240p., $17.95/ $9.95 pb
Holt, Henry, & Co.
 

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Discovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative Writing
Ballenger, Bruce & Lane, Barry
0-89879-739-X pb (Writer's Digest Books)
1996, 192p., $14.99 pb
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

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Empire-Building by Writing & Speaking: A How-to Guide for Communicators, Entrepreneurs, & Other Information-Merchants
Burgett, Gordon
0-910167-03-6/ -02-8 pb
1987, 208p., $15.95/ $12.95 pb
Communication Unlimited
 

Everyday Creative Writing: Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink
Smith, Michael C. & Greenberg, Suzanne A.
0-8442-5900-4 pb
1995, 256p., $14.95 pb
N T C Publishing Group
 

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Finding Your Writer's Voice
Frank, Thaisa & Wall, Dorothy
0-312-11465-6
1994, 256p., $19.95
Saint Martin's Press
 
 

For All the Write Reasons: Forty Successful Authors, Publishers, Agents & Writers Tell You How to Get Your Book Published
Gallagher, Patricia C.
0-943135-19-2 pb
1992, 416p., $24.95 pb
Young Sparrow Press, The
 

Freeing Your Creativity: A Writer's Guide
Cook, Marshall J.
0-89879-664-4 pb (Writer's Digest Books)
1995, 176p., $14.99 pb
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

From Pen to Print: The Secrets of Getting Published Successfully
Kozak, Ellen M.
0-8050-1646-5 pb
1992, 272p., $10.95 pb
Holt, Henry, & Company
 

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Get Published!: How to Break into Print with a Small Press & Become Rich & Famous
Fife, Bruce
0-941599-28-0 pb
1994, 191p., $14.00 pb
Piccadilly Books
 

Getting Published: The Writer in the Combat Zone
Bernstein, Leonard S.
0-688-06913-4 (OP)
1986, 161p., $14.95.
Morrow, William
 

Getting Your Book Published: Inside Secrets of a Successful Author
Bly, Robert W.
0-934968-10-1 pb
2nd ed., 1997, 224p., $14.95 pb
Roblin Press
 

Getting Your Manuscript Sold: Surefire Writing & Selling Strategies That Will get Your Book Published
Sterling, C. L., & Davidson, M. G.
0-935016-09-0 pb (Barclay House)
1994, 210p., $15.00 pb
Zinn Communications, Inc.
 

Ghostwriting
Shaw, Eva
1-56924-865-6 pb
1994, 144p., $8.95 pb
Marlowe & Company
 

Guide to Writing, A
Morris, Bernard E.
1-880157-00-4 pb
1991, 209p., $27.95 pb
Ardsley House Publishers, Inc.

 

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How to Choose a Winning Title: A Guide to Writers, Editors, and Publishers.
Bodian, Nat G.
0-89774-540-X pb
1989, 192p., $25.00 pb
Oryx Press
 

How to Get Happily Published: A Complete and Candid Guide
Appelbaum, Judith
0-06-273509-8 pb
5th ed, 1998, 380p., $14.00 pb
HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
 

How to Get Published: And Published & Published
Roberts, Ralph
1-56664-003-2 pb
1994, 208p., $12.95 pb
WorldComm
 

How to Get Your Book Published
Hawkes, John D.
0-89036-060-X pb
n.d., 40p., $1.50 pb
Hawkes Publishing, Inc.
 

How to Open & Operate a Home-Based Writing Business: An Unabridged Guide
Parker, Lucy
1-56440-396-3 pb
1994, 224p., $15.95 pb
Globe Pequot Press
 

How to Write & Sell Greeting Cards, Bumper Stickers, T-Shirts and Other Fun Stuff
Wigand, Molly
0-89879-471-4 pb (Writer's Digest Books)
1992, 176p., $15.99 pb
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

How to Write a Book in Fifty Three Days: The Elements of Speed Writing, Necessity & Benefits, Too!
Paul, Don
0-938263-10-2 pb
1992, 121p., $14.95 pb
Path Finder Publications
 

How to Write a Book on ANYTHING in Two Weeks...or Less!: Total Writing Concept 2000
DeEver, Allen & DeEver, Ellie
1-886804-11-7 pb
1996, 200p., $39.95 pb
Lightspeed Book Publishers, Inc.
 

How to Write Everything Better & Get It Published
Akens, David S.
0-87397-316-X pb
1996, 224p., $8.95 pb
Strode Publishers
 

How to Write Fast (While Writing Well)
Fryxell, David
0-89879-738-1 pb (Writer's Digest Books)
1995, 208p., $15.99 pb
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

How to Write Like an Expert About Anything: Bring Factual Accuracy & the Voice of Authority to Your Writing
Nuwer, Hank
0-89879-645-8 (Writer's Digest Books)
1995, 224p., $17.99
F & W Publications
 

How to Write What You Want & Sell What You Write
Press, Skip
1-56414-152-7 pb
1995, 192p., $10.99 pb
Career Press
 

How to Write with the Skill of a Master and the Genius of a Child
Cook, Marshall J.
0-89879-529-X (Writer's Digest Books)
1992, 208p., $18.95
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

How to Write, Print, Bind, & Publish Your Book
Wolfarth, Adam
1-887420-00-2 pb
n.d., 40p., $6.95 pb
Wolfarth, Adam
 

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Insider's Guide to Getting Published, The: Why They Always Reject Your Manuscript & What You Can Do About It
Boswell, John
0-385-47936-0 pb (Main Street Books)
1997, 176p., $12.00 pb
Doubleday & Co., Inc.
 

Is There a Book Inside You? A Step-by-Step Plan for Writing Your Book
Poynter, Dan & Bingham, Mindy
1-56860-019-4 pb
4th ed., 1996, 236p., $14.95 pb
Para Publishing
 

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Learning Annex Guide to Getting Successfully Published, The: From Typewriter to Royalty Checks: All You Need to Know!
Mungo, Ray
0-8065-1371-3 pb (Citadel Press)
1992, 256p., $10.95 pb
Carol Publishing Group
 

Line by Line: How to Improve Your Own Writing
Cook, Claire Kehrwald
0-395-39391-4 pb
1986, 256p., $8.95 pb
Houghton Mifflin Company
 

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Make Your Words Work
Provost, Gary
0-89879-636-9 pb (Writer's Digest Books)
1994, 304p., $14.99 pb
F & W Publications, Inc.
 

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On Writer's Block: Removing the Barriers to Creativity
Nelson, Victoria
0-395-64727-4 pb
1993, 192p., $10.95 pb
Houghton Mifflin Company
 

Opportunities in Writing Careers
Foote-Smith, Elizabeth
0-8442-6513-6 pb
1993, 160p., $11.95 pb
N T C Publishing Group
 

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Power of Little Words, The: Some Ideas to Improve Your Writing
Beckley, John L.
0-910187-02-9 pb
1984, 128p., $14.95 pb
Economics Press, Inc., The
 

Professional Writing Skills: A Self-Paced Training Program
Chan, Janis F. and Lutovich, Diane
0-9637455-0-6 pb
1992, 220p., $42.00 pb
Advanced Communication Designs, Inc.
 

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Rewrite Right!: How to Revise Your Way to Better Writing
Venolia, Jan
0-89815-202-X pb
1987, 128p., $8.95 pb
Ten Speed Press
 

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Selling Your Book: The Writer's Guide to Publishing & Marketing
Kavka, Dorothy
1-879260-01-8 pb
1991, 128p., $9.95 pb
Evanston Publishing, Inc.
 

Silver Pen, The: Starting a Profitable Writing Business from a Lifetime of Experience
Canton, Alan N.
1-883422-11-6 pb
1996, 380p., $22.95 pb
Adams-Blake Publishing
 

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Teach Yourself Creative Writing
0-679-10260-4 pb
1981, n.pg., $6.95 pb
McKay, David, Company, Inc.
 

Teach Yourself Creative Writing
Doubtfire, Dianne
0-8442-3762-0 pb
1994, 144p., $8.95 pb
N T C Publishing Group
 

Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations, The
Polti, Georges
0-87116-109-5 pb
1988, n.pg., $8.95 pb
Writer, Inc.
 

Time Management for Writers
Schwarz, Ted
0-89879-309-2 (OP) (Writer's Digest Books)
1988, 134p., $10.95
F & W Publications
 

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Where Writers Become Authors II
Steward, Albert R., III
1-881180-09-3 pb
1997, n.pg., $14.95 pb
Trebla Press, Inc.
 

Where Writers Become Authors: How to Get Published with Booktop Publishing
Steward, Albert R., III
1-881180-00-X pb
1992, 112p., $20.95 pb
Trebla Press, Inc.
 

Words in Our Pockets: The Feminist Writers Guild Handbook on How to Gain Power, Get Published & Get Paid
West, Celeste, ed.
0-913218-02-2
1986, 368p., $15.95
Dustbooks
 

Write on Target
Hensley, Dennis E. & Miller, Holly G.
0-87116-177-X pb
1995, 125p., $12.95 pb
Writer, Inc.
 

Write Right!
Taylor, Ben
0-941711-26-9 pb
1996, 120p., $12.95 pb
Wyrick & Company