Alberta Romance Writers' Association

The first topic for our 'writer's dozen' is a long list... much more than just twelve writing resources!

If you see a resource book that looks interesting, check in the Members' Area to see if we have the book available through our library.

1. Writing a Romance Novel for Dummies by Leslie Wainger;

2. Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass and

3. Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass;

4. The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines - 16 Master Archetypes by Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, and Sue Viders;

5. The Art of Romance Writing by Valerie Parv;

6. Writing Romances by Vanessa Grant;

7. Goal, Motivation & Conflict by Debra Dixon;

8. 20 Master Plots - and How to Build Them by Ronald B. Tobias;

9. Building Fiction - How to Develop Plot and Structure by Jesse Lee Kercheval;

10. Creating Character Emotions by Ann Hood;

11. Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella;

12. Get that Novel Started - and Keep it Going 'til You Finish by Donna Levin;

13. Get that Novel Written - From Initial Idea to Final Edit by Donna Levin;

14. Dangerous Men & Adventurous Women edited by Jayne Ann Krentz;

15. How to Write a Romance & Get it Published by Kathryn Falk;

16. The Elements of Experession by Arthur Plotnik;

17. The Elements of Editing by Arthur Plotnik;

18. The Elements of Grammar by Margaret Shertzer;

19. The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. & E.B. White;

20. Writing Scence Fiction & Fantasy by Crawford Kilian;

21. The Writer's Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe by George Ochoa & Jeffrey Osler (Darlene's personal favorite!);

Writer's Digest The Elements of Fiction Writing Series:

1. Scene & Stucture by Jack M. Bickham

2. Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress

3. Setting by Jack M. Bickham

4. Plot by Ansen Dibell

5. Theme & Strategy by Ronald B. Tobias

6. Voice & Style by Johnny Payne

7. Description by Monica Wood

8. Conflict, Action & Suspense by William Noble

9. Manuscript Submission by Scott Edelstein

10. Dialogue by Lewis Turco

11. Revision by Kit Reed;

The Paragon House Writers Series:

1. How to Write Science Fiction by Matthew J. Costello;

1. Space Travel by Ben Bova

2. Aliens & Alien Societies by Stanley Schmidt

3. World-Building by Stephen L. Gillett

4. Time Travel by Paul J. Nahin;