Books and Materials Currently Available to SSW Members
Librarian: Ron Smith
  • Author/Editor (E.) Copyright Yr. Title/Descriptions
  • Adams, Jane 1984 How to Sell What You Writ
  • Allen, Moira 2001 The Writer’s Guide to Queries, Pitches & Proposals
  • Barkas, J.L. 1985 How To Write Like A Professional
  • Barnhart, Helene 1985 How To Write & Sell the 8 Easiest Article Types
  • Bartholomy, David 1983 Sometimes You Have to Stand Naked
  • Bawer, Bruce 1987 Contemporary Stylist
  • Bernard, Andre (E.) 1990 Rotten Rejections (from hundreds of great writers from Gandhi to Dr. Seuss. Entertaining.)
  • Bernstein, Theodore 1965 The Careful Writer (Very detailed.)
  • Biagi, Shirley 1989 How to Write & Sell Magazine Articles
  • Bickham, Jack 1992 38 Common Fiction Mistakes
  • Bishop, Leonard 1988 Dare to be a Great Writer
  • Bower, Donald (E.) 1990 Professional Writers Guide (Young, James; Editor)
  • Boyd, Amanda 1997 Writer’s Digest Making Money Freelance Writing
  • Brannon, Lil 1982 Writers Writing (Several authors)
  • Brohaugh, William 1986 Professional Etiquette for Writers
  • Bykosky, Sheree &
  • Sander, Jennifer 1998 The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published
  • California Writer’s 1989 West Winds Four an Anthology (Short stories from
  • Club club members)
  • Cheney, Theodore 1987 Writing Creative Nonfiction
  • Collier, Oscar 1986 How to Write & Sell Your First Novel (Co-author
  • Leighton, Frances)
  • Collingwood, Donna 1993 Mystery Writer’s Market Place & Source Book
  • (Collingwood is Editor. Writers Market)
  • Cook, Marshall 1992 How to Write With the Skill of a Master and Geniusof a Child
  • Dachner, Don 1997 Caribbean History
  • Detz, Joan 1984 How to Write and Give a Speech
  • Dillard, Annie 1990 The Writing Life
  • Dowis, Richard 1990 How to Make Your Writing Reader Friendly
  • Drury, John 1991 Creating Poetry
  • Emerson, Connie 1993 Thirty-Minute Writer
  • Feldhake, Susan 1980 How to Write & Sell Confessions
  • Feldhake, Susan 1993 Writing True-Life Stories
  • Fiske, Robert 1994 Thesaurus of Alternatives to Worn-out Wordsand Phrases
  • Gentz, William 1982 Writing to Inspire
  • Gillett, Stephen 1996 World-Building (A writer’s guide to constructing
  • Star systems and life-supporting planets)
  • Gillis, Joseph 1987 Screenwriter’s Guide: Almost Everything You Need to Know
  • Glynn, Sal 2006 The Dog Walked Down the Street – An Outspoken
  • Guide for Writers Who Want to Publish
  • Goldberg, Natalie 2000 Thunder and Lightning (Great Reviews)
  • Goldberg, Natalie 1986 Writing Down the Bones (Club favorite)
  • Goldberg, Natalie 1990 Wild Mind (Great Inspiration)
  • Hanson, Nancy 1980 How You Can Make $25K a Year Writing
  • Homes, Marjorie 1993 How to Write & Sell Your Life Experiences
  • Jackson, Dennis 2002 The Journalist’s Craft ‘A Guide to Writing Better Stories’
  • Kevles, Barbara 1986 Basic Magazine Writing
  • Kilpatrick, James 1984 Writer’s Art
  • King, Stephen 2000 On Writing (Most popular club book)
  • Lane, Barry 1993 Writing as a Road to Self-Discovery
  • Laufenberg, Cindy 1996 1997 Song Writer’s Market
  • Lee, John 1994 Writing from the Body
  • Lipsett, Suzanne 1994 Surviving a Writer’s Life
  • Lukeman, Noah 2002 The Plot Thickens - 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life
  • McCormick, (E.) 1988 Guide: Fiction Writer’s Research Handbook
  • McCutcheon, Marc 1993 Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in 1800’s
  • McCutcheon, Marc 1996 Building Believable Characters
  • McKeown, Tom 1992 Powerful Business Writing: Say What You Mean;Get What You Want
  • Miller, Casey 1988 Handbook for Nonsexist Writing
  • Mogilner, Alijandra 2006 (Co-author Mogilner, Tayoqa) Children’s Writer’s Word Book (Word list/ thesaurus by grade K-6th)
  • Newcomb, Duane 1987 How to Sell and Re-sell Your Writing
  • Niles, Elaura 2005 Some Writers Deserve to Starve
  • Nolan, William 1990 How to Write Horror Fiction
  • Norville, Barbara 1986 Writing the Modern Mystery
  • Nuwer, Hank 1995 How to Write Like an Expert About Anything
  • O’Hara, Carol 1992 From Concept Through Creation
  • O’Hara, Carol 1990 Write to a $1,000,000
  • O’Hara, Gerry 1985 Successful Romance Novel Writing Techniques
  • Payne, Lucile Vaughn 1965 The Lively Art of Writing
  • Paludan, Eve 1996 Romance Writer’s Pink Pages 1996-97
  • Plotnik, Arthur 1982 Elements of Editing- a Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists
  • Polking (E.) 1987 Beginning Writer’s Answer Book (Writer’s Digest)
  • Prince, Terry 1998 Tips for Writers
  • Provost, Gary 1990 Make Your Words Work ‘Proven Techniques for Effective Writing-For Fiction and Nonfiction
  • Pryor, Atton 2002 Publish It Yourself
  • Purcell, Ann 1991 Travel Writing and Photography
  • Ray, Robert 1994 The Weekend Novelist
  • Rockwell, F.A. 1975 How To Write Plots That Sell
  • Rosenbaum, Jean M.D1982 (Coauthor Veryl R. Psa.) Writer’s Survival Guide
  • Rouverol, Jean 1984 Writing for the Soaps
  • Schwarz, Ted 1990 Complete Guide to Writing Biographies
  • Scully, Celia 1986 (Co-author Thomas S. M.D.) How to Make Money Writing about Fitness & Health
  • Seidman, Michael 1988 From Printout to Published
  • Silver, David 1991 How to Pitch & Sell Your TV Script
  • Stanley, George 1986 Writing Short Stories for Young People
  • Straczyni, Michael 1996 Complete Book of Script Writing
  • Strickland, Bill (E.) 1989 On Being a Writer (Writer’s Digest)
  • Strunk, Jr. William 2000 The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition) White, E. B.
  • Truss, Lynne 2003 Eats, Shoots & Leaves – The Zero Tolerance
  • Approach to Punctuation (NY Times Bestseller)
  • Ueland, Brenda 1987 If You Want To Write (Recommended by T.E. Watson)
  • Ullmann, John 1991 (Co-author Colbert, Jan) Reporter’s Handbook
  • Wahlstrom, Ralph 2006 The Tao of Writing; Imagine. Create. Flow.
  • Westmore, Frank 1976 (Co-author Muriel, Davidson) The WestmoresOf Hollywood
  • Whalin, Terry 2005 Book Proposals That Sell (Nonfiction Book Proposals, only. Great reviews.)
  • Wigand, Molly 1992 How To Write & Sell Greeting Cards, Bumper Stickers, T-Shirts and Other Fun Stuff
  • Williamson, J.N. 1987 How to Writer Tales of Horror, Fantasy & ScienceFiction
  • Writer’s Digest 1991 Handbook of Short Story Writing Vol. 2 (Varies Authors)
  • Yudkin, Marcia 1998 Writing Articles About the World Around You
  • Zobel, Louise 1980 Travel Writer’s Handbook
  • Zollo, Paul 1993 Beginning Songwriter’s Answer Book Writer’s Market Books
  • Writer’s Market 2003 Writer’s Market 2003
  • Novel and Short Story 2004 Writer’s Market Novel and Short Story 2004
  • Writer’s Digests Guides with multiple Authors
  • Greene, Bob (E.) 1988 Writer’s Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing
  • Clark (E.) 1983 Writer’s Resource Guide
  • Polking (E.) 1985 Law and the Writer
  • Writer’s Digest Complete Series (Each book has detailed information about the specific subject.)
  • Bickham, Jack 1989 Setting
  • Card, Orson 1989 Characters and Viewpoint
  • Dibell, Ansen 1989 Plot
  • Edelstein, Scott 1989 Manuscript Submission (Suspect information is old.)
  • Dress, Nancy 1989 Beginnings, Middles and Ends
  • Reed, Kit 1989 Revision
  • Tobias, Ronald 1989 Theme 
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