The one requirement of this award is to share your favorite writing book. Well, I can't name just one. Good books that actually help improve our craft are worth their weight in gold. In order to limit it, though, I'll just name three. He he he.
- Discovering the Writer Within - Bruce Ballenger and Barry Lane
- On Writing - Stephen King
- Hooked - Les Edgerton
- Roxane Salonen @ Peace Garden Mama and also at Peace Garden Writer
- Stephanie @ Hatshepsut
- Laurel @ Laurel's Leaves
- D.L. @ Cruising Altitude
- Candace @ Misadventures in Candyland
Who is one of your favorite WISE WRITERS?
Congrats on your awesome award!!! Congrats to all the others as well!!!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many Wise Writers!!! Am I allowed to cheat and say everyone I come across??? Hehe.
You're welcome for the well-deserved award, Shannon!!!
ReplyDeleteKing's On Writing is terrific! I haven't read the other two. I'll have to check them out!
Congratulations! What a cool-looking award, and an honor for you.
ReplyDeleteA wise writer who's inspired me is Patti Lacy, author of An Irishwoman's Tale and What the Bayou Saw.
Happy Day,
Jen
Audience of ONE
Thanks for the great links! I'll have to sign up to follow some more great writers! :O)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your award! I'm so glad you picked Laurel's Leaves - I bookmark her blog all the time.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your award--you ARE a wise writer! And cool book recommendations--I hadn't heard of two of them:-)
ReplyDeleteShannon, oh, you are such a sweetie. Thanks for the award! It's one of my favs! As for writing books, yes, there are many, but the most recent that I have come to adore is Heather Sellers' "Page by Page." Read it this summer at the pool and I'm still thinking about it. Oh, Natalie Goldberg's "Writing Down the Bones" is an all-time favorite. There are more but I'll keep it simple for today.
ReplyDeleteWOW...thank you so much Shannon! Your's is well-deserved. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stop my wife's uncontrollable laughter if she saw I received this award. :) Congrats also to my fellow recipients!!
ReplyDeleteI've read Stephen Kings book, but don't recognize the other two (which will now be rectified). Thanks for the tip. :)
Ohlala! This is a nifty award- I agree with your book choices too. Thanks for making my day, Shannon!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners and thanks for the links!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on such a cool award!
ReplyDeleteYou've got two of my three favorites there: Hooked and On Writing. I enjoyed Page After Page, but not as much as those two.
Shannon, thanks for the shout-out of Hooked. I'm in your debt again and really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on an award you richly deserve.
Blue skies,
Les
Congrats on this well-deverved award--you always have great thought-provoking posts and tidbits to encourage us. Thanks for passing it along to me--I feel incredibly honored. I can't wait to share my favorite reads. :-)
ReplyDeleteI find Elizabeth Berg (author of Durable Goods and many, many others) a very wise writer. Her book on writing is great: "Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True."
Congrats! What a great award for you!
ReplyDeleteAww thanks SO much! I needed some sunshine today (yesterday the offspring was a pill)...
ReplyDeleteThanks again:)
Congratulations Ladies!
ReplyDeleteShannon, this is way too hard:) My favorites are James Scott Bell, Sol Stein, Anne Lamott, to name a few.
You deserve this. I wish I was blessed with a lyrical hand and whimsy thoughts.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the award! You are amazing, Shannon...You touch so many lives. :)
ReplyDeleteOne wise writer I've met through blogland is Angela Ackerman...She does some awesome posts! I keep hoping she'll talk her agent into letting her do a nf book....
Hey! My daughter made this award for me to give out...this is so cool to see it spreading the joy all over the internet!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that? Congratulations to everyone! And Booyah to Becky!
Edge of Your Seat Romance
Oh CONGRATS, love! Well deserved, indeed. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to those you passed them along to...all wonderful.
And, I love all 3 of those books as well.
Hugs,
Lola
Congratulations on the award. My favorite writing book is The Fire in Fiction by Donald Maass. I also like Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell.
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Congrats, Shannon! I really like HOOKED, too. And Les is so cool that he comments on blogs that give a shout out about the book. He did that for me, too.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!
ReplyDeleteYou also got me hooked on 'Hooked'. I love it. I also favour Elizabeth Lyon's 'Manuscript Makeover' - it's a gem! :-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the awards! I think my wise writers keep changing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and the congrats. I am sending you warm congratulations on your awards. Manzanita
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This is a perfect award for you--well earned, woman!
ReplyDeleteGreat writing book?
Self Editing for Fiction Writers. Love it so hard, I'm telling you.
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
Self Editing for Fiction Writers is awesome as is Donald Maass' Workbook and 38 Mistakes (Not the real title, but I don't have time to look it up right now - sorry) is also really good.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award and thanks for the links!
Hello Shannon! Congratulations on your award! I saw you whilst I was bloghopping :) My favourite so far is Stephen King's On Writing :)I've taken note of the other two books you liked and will check them out, too! Thank you for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on this wonderful award!! I love "On Writing" but I haven't read the others, though I've heard of them. I'll have to check them out sometime.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Re: Your comment on my blog, that is awesome that your MC is based on your son -- I bet you are constantly inspired. :)
Congrats to the winners! I hope you're having a great week, Shannon!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award. You've already named my favorite wise writer - Les Edgerton.
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Congrats to the winners. I like all your choices!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you and to the new winners too!
ReplyDeleteI love James Scott Bell's writing advice, appreciate his experience and wisdom.
You ARE a wise writer, Shannon! You so deserve that recognition!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you and all who you passed the award to. My favorite books on the craft are both by Donald Maass. The Fire In Fiction and Writing The Breakout Novel. The man is a genius!
ReplyDeleteOrson Scott Card's Character and Viewpoint and Plot and Setting by James Bell. I have a bunch more but those are two that I love.
ReplyDeleteOf course you are one of my favorite wise writers! Congrats on your award! Another of my favorites would be my sisters over at the Scribe Sisters blog and Lindsey at TheWriteWords blog!
ReplyDeleteYOU ARE. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award.
ReplyDeleteRichard Peck is my wise author.
Congrats on receiving the Wise Writer Award. It looks pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteI checked out Laura's blog. Like the zebra stripes. Great quotes!