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The
following reference books are excellent additions to the desk of any
writer, whether the project is a novel, a nonfiction book on any
subject, a dissertation,
thesis, term paper, business document, medical article, law article,
religious inspirational commentary, freelance magazine article, or any type letter written by an
average citizen conducting home business.
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books listed can be found at any major bookstore, but especially at amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. They
are worth adding to your reference library. The authors are experts in their fields and highly regarded.
Books
are listed according to possible users and in alphabetical order, but you may find one or more in
other sections of great interest. Click on an area as listed
below, or scroll down to see them all:
FICTION
or NON-FICTION
WRITERS
BUSINESS STUDENTS
GENERAL REFERENCE
Best Selling Books for Writers
- 2013 Writer's Market
- Book in a Month
- Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure
- The Daily Writer
- The Fire in Fiction
- Style Guidebooks
REFERENCE
BOOKS for ANY WRITER
BOOKS
FOR FICTION, NONFICTION, and BUSINESS WRITERS: (in alphabetical
order)
The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors,
2nd Edition, Janet Dodd, ed. American Chemical Society, 1997
American Medical Association Manual of Style,
10th ed. Cheryl Iverson et al., authors and editors, Baltimore:
Williams & Wilkins, 2007
The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual,
Norm Goldstein, ed. New York: The Associated Press, 2009
The Chicago Manual of Style, The Essential Guide for
Writers, Editors, and Publishers, 14th ed., The University of
Chicago Press, 1993
The Complete Book of Script Writing, J. Michael
Straczynski, Writer's Digest Books
Copyright Handbook, R.R. Bowker, A Reed
Reference Publishing Co.
Dictionary of Modern American Usage, Bryan A.
Garner, Oxford University Press, 1998
Editor-Writer Relationships: How to Use Editorial
Principles and Working Tools to Build Better Relationships,
Cook Communications Ministries International Staff, Cook
Communications Ministries International, c1996
Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About
What Editors Do, 3rd Revised Edition, Gerald Gross, Grove Press,
1993
Envisioning Information, Edward R. Tufte,
Graphics Press, 1990 (tells how to use graphs, tables, diagrams, charts,
and maps to represent your data)
Families Writing, Peter R. Stillman, Calendar
Islands Publishers, Inc., c1998
Guide to Literary Agents, edited by Donya
Dickerson, Writer's Digest Books
The Handbook of Good English, Edward D. Johnson,
Washington Square Press, 1994Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing,
Claire Kehrwald Cook, Houghton-Mifflin, 1985
How To Write Irresistible Query Letters, Lisa
Collier Cook, Writer's Digest Books
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, Orson
Scott Cord, F & W Publications, c1990
How to Write Your Own Life Story: The Classical
Guide for Nonprofessional Writers, Lois Daniel, Chicago Review
Press, c1997
Manual for Authors & Editors: Editorial Style
& Manuscript Preparation, Gilliam R Barclay, M. Therese
Southgate, and Robert Mayo, Lange Medical Publication, for the American
Medical Association,1981
Magazine Writing That Sells, Don McKinney,
Writer's Digest Books
The New York Public Library Desk Reference, 2nd
Revised Edition, Macmillan, 1993
The New Roget's Thesaurus of the English Language in
Dictionary Form, Norman Lewis, Putnam, 1981
The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style
and Usage, Andrea J. Suttcliffie, ed. New York:
HarperCollins, 1994
On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing
Nonfiction, 4th ed., William Zinsser, HarperCollins Publishers, 1909
Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors,
Marion Dane Bauer, Houghton Mifflin Company, c1996
Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers, 12th Edition,
Prentice Hall, 1995
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association, 3rd ed., American Psychological Association, 1983
Punctuate it Right!, 2nd ed. Harry Shaw, New York:
HarperPerennial, 1993
Queries & Submissions, Thomas Clark, F
& W Publications, c1995
Rewrite Right: How to Revise Your Way to Better
Writing, Jan Venolia, Ten Speed Press/Periwinkle Press, c1987
Secrets of A Freelance Writer: How to Make $55,000
a Year, Robert Bly, Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated, c1997
Style Manual: A Guide for Authors, Editors, and
Publishers in the Biological Sciences, 5th ed., Council of Biology
Editors, 1983
Style Manuals of the English-speaking World, John
B. Howell, Oryx Press, 1983
Scientific and Technical Reports: Organization,
Preparation, and Production, American National Standards Institute,
1987
Spell It Right! 4th ed. Harry Shaw, New York: HarperPerennial, 1993
Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for
Authors and Editors, Council of Biology Editors. Oxford
University Press, 1994
Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles, Gordon
Burgett, F & W Publications, c1997
The Ethics of Autobiography: Replacing the Subject in
Modern Spain, Angel G. Loureiro, Vanderbilt University Press, c1999
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information,
Edward R. Tufte, Graphics Press, 1983
The Washington Post Deskbook on Style, 2nd ed.
Thomas W. Lippman, ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989
The Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers
& Literary Agents, Jeff Herman, Prima Publishing
Write More Sell More, Robert W. Bly, F & W
Publications, c1998
Writing Feature Articles: A Practical Guide to
Methods and Markets, Brendan Hennessy, Butterworth-Heinemann,
c1998
Writing Life Stories, Bill Roorbach, F & W
Publications, Inc., c2000
Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art, Judith
Barrington, Eighth Mountain Press, c1996
Writing to Learn, William Zinsser, Harper &
Row, 1988 (examples in science writing: geology, biology, and
mathematics)
Writing With Passion: Life Stories, Multiple Genres, Tom
Romano, Toby Gordon (Editor), Alan Huisman (Editor), Renee M. Nicholas (Editor), c1995
Writing saved me
from the sin and inconvenience of violence.
–Alice
Walker
What is
wrong with most writing today is its flaccidity, its lack of pleasure in
the manipulation of sounds and phrases.
The written word is becoming
inert. –Anthony Burgess
BOOKS
FOR BUSINESS WRITERS: (in alphabetical order)
A Handbook of Problem Words and
Phrases, Morton S. Freeman, ISI Press, 1987
American Usage and Style: The
Consensus, Roy H. Copperud, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980
Black's Law Dictionary, with
Pronunciations, Henry Campbell Black, M.A., Abridged Fifth Edition
by the Publisher's Editorial Staff, West Publishing Co., 1983
The Business Writer's Handbook,
Third Revised Edition, Charles T. Bruisaw, Gerald J. Alred, and
Walter E. Oliu, St. Martin's Press, 1987
The Careful Writer, A Modern
Guide to English Usage, Theodore M. Bernstein, Atheneum, 1965
Computer Dictionary,
Charles J. Sippl, 4th Edition, Howard Sams, 1985
The Computer Glossary
Sourcebook, 5th ed., Alan Freeman, AMACOM, 1990
The Complete Guide to Writing
Software User Manuals, Brad McGehee, Writer's Digest Books, 1984
Creative Conversations:
The Writer's Guide to Conducting Interviews, Writer's Digest Books,
1990
A Dictionary of Mathematical
Terms, Douglas Downing, Barron's 1987
Dictionary of Robotics,
Harry Waldman, Macmillan, 1985
Dictionary of Medical Terms for
the Non-medical Person, 2nd Edition, Mikel A. Rothenberg, and
Charles F. Chapman, Barron's, 1989
Dos, Don'ts, and Maybes
of English Usage, Theodore Bernstein, New York Times
Books, 1977
Envisioning Information, Edward R. Tufte,
Graphics Press, 1990 (tells how to use graphs, tables, diagrams, charts,
and maps to represent your data)
Error-Free Writing: A Lifetime Guide to Flawless
Business Writing, Robin A. Cormier, Prentice-Hall, 1995
Grammar Review for Technical
Writers, Rufus P. Turner, Krieger, 1981
How to Say It, Choice words,
Phrases, Sentences & Paragraphs for Every Situation, Rosalie
Maggio, Prentice Hall, 1990
How to Write Usable User
Documentation, Edmond H. Weiss, 2nd Ed., Oryx Press, 1991
How to Write a Computer Manual:
A Handbook of Software Documentation, Jonathan Price,
Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1984
How to Write for the World of
Work, 2nd ed. Thomas Pearsall, and Donald Cunningham, Dryden Press,
1990
How to Write a Really Good
User's Manual, Emanuel Katzin, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985
Magazine Writing That Sells,
Don McKinney, Writer's Digest Books, 1994
Medical English Usage and
Abusage, Edith Schwager, Oryx Press, 1991
Medical Secretary's and
Assistants' Encyclopedic Dictionary, Leonard Karlin and Muriel S.
Karlin, Prentice-Hall, 1989
The New Writer: Techniques for
Writing Well with a Computer, Joan Mitchell, Microsoft Press, 1987
One Hundred Writing Remedies:
Practical Exercises for Technical Writing, Edmond H. Weiss, Oryx
Press, 1990
The Professional Secretary's
Handbook, A Guide to the Electronic and Conventional Office,
Houghton Mifflin, 1983
Punctuate it Right! 2nd ed. Harry Shaw, New York:
HarperPerennial, 1993
Science, Medicine, and
Technology: English Grammar and Technical Writing, Peter A. Master,
Prentice-Hall, 1986
The Scientist's Handbook for
Writing Papers and Dissertations, Antoinette M. Wilkinson,
Prentice-Hall, 1991
Spell It Right! 4th ed. Harry Shaw, New York: HarperPerennial, 1993
The 29 Most Common Writing
Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, Judy Delton, Writer's Digest Books,
1991
Standard Dictionary
of Electrical and Electronic Terms, Edition IEEE, Frank Jay,
Rev. ed., IEEE Standards, 1988
Technical Writer's Handbook,
Matt Young, University Science Books, 1988
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information,
Edward R. Tufte, Graphics Press, 1983
Writing and Managing Winning
Technical Proposals, Timothy Shalen, Artech House, 1987
Word Processing for Technical
Writers, Robert Krull, Baywood Press, 1988
Writing with Precision: How to
Write So That You Cannot Possibly Be Misunderstood, 3rd ed.
Jefferson Bates, Acropolis, 1990
Writing to Learn, William Zinsser, Harper &
Row, 1988 (examples in science writing: geology, biology, and
mathematics)
The Writer's Handbook for
Editing & Revision, Rick Wilber, NTNC Publishing Group, 1997
BOOKS
FOR STUDENT WRITERS (GRADUATE OR UNDER-GRADUATE):
A Handbook of Problem Words and
Phrases, Morton S. Freeman, ISI Press, 1987
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and
Dissertations, 6th ed., Kate L. Turabian, The University of Chicago
Press, 1006
The Careful Writer, A Modern
Guide to English Usage, Theodore M. Bernstein, Atheneum, 1965
The Chicago Manual of Style, The Essential Guide for
Writers, Editors, and Publishers, 14th ed., The University of
Chicago Press, 1993
Dialogue Journals in the Multilingual Classroom:
Building Language Fluency and Writing Skills Through Written Interaction,
Joy Kreeft Peyton, Jana Staton, Marcia Farr (Editor), Greenwood
Publishing Group, Inc., c1996
Dictionary of Modern American Usage, Bryan A.
Garner, Oxford University Press, 1998
Dos, Don'ts, and Maybes
of English Usage, Theodore Bernstein, New York Times
Books, 1977
Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About
What Editors Do, 3rd Revised Edition, Gerald Gross, Grove Press,
1993
The Elements of Style, 3rd ed.,
William Strunk Jr., and E. B. White, New York: Macmillan
Publishing Company, 1979
Envisioning Information, Edward R. Tufte,
Graphics Press, 1990 (tells how to use graphs, tables, diagrams, charts,
and maps to represent your data)
The Handbook of Good English, Edward D. Johnson, Washington Square Press, 1994
Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing,
Claire Kehrwald Cook, Houghton-Mifflin, 1985
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 4th
ed. Joseph Gibaldi, The Modern Language Association of America, NY 1995
The New Roget's Thesaurus of the English Language in
Dictionary Form, Norman Lewis, Putnam, 1981
The New York Public Library Desk Reference, 2nd
Revised Edition, Macmillan, 1993
Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers, 12th Edition,
Prentice Hall, 1995
Punctuate it Right! 2nd ed. Harry Shaw, New York:
HarperPerennial, 1993
The Scientist's Handbook for
Writing Papers and Dissertations, Antoinette M. Wilkinson,
Prentice-Hall, 1991
Spell It Right! 4th ed. Harry Shaw, New York: HarperPerennial, 1993
The 29 Most Common Writing
Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, Judy Delton, Writer's Digest Books,
1991
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information,
Edward R. Tufte, Graphics Press, 1983
Writing with Precision: How to
Write So That You Cannot Possibly Be Misunderstood, 3rd ed.
Jefferson Bates, Acropolis, 1990
Writing to Learn, William Zinsser, Harper &
Row, 1988 (examples in science writing: geology, biology, and
mathematics)
GENERAL
REFERENCE BOOKS:
A Handbook of Problem Words and
Phrases, Morton S. Freeman, ISI Press, 1987
The Careful Writer, A Modern
Guide to English Usage, Theodore M. Bernstein, Atheneum, 1965
Dictionary of Modern American Usage, Bryan A.
Garner, Oxford University Press, 1998
Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About
What Editors Do, 3rd Revised Edition, Gerald Gross, Grove Press,
1993
The Elements of Style, 3rd ed.,
William Strunk Jr., and E. B. White, New York: Macmillan
Publishing Company, 1979
Handbook for Proofreading,
Laura Killen Anderson, NTC Business Books, 1994
The Handbook of Good English, Edward D. Johnson, Washington Square Press, 1994
How to Say It, Choice words,
Phrases, Sentences & Paragraphs for Every Situation, Rosalie
Maggio, Prentice Hall, 1990
Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing,
Claire Kehrwald Cook, Houghton-Mifflin, 1985
The New Roget's Thesaurus of the English Language in
Dictionary Form, Norman Lewis, Putnam, 1981
The New York Public Library Desk Reference, 2nd
Revised Edition, Macmillan, 1993
The Perfect Letter, Joan
Minninger, Ph.D., Doubleday, 1992
Punctuation, Capitalization,
and Spelling, Eugene Ehrlich, Schaum's Outline Series,
McGraw-Hill, 1977
Punctuate it Right! 2nd ed. Harry Shaw, New York:
HarperPerennial, 1993
Spell It Right! 4th ed. Harry Shaw, New York:
HarperPerennial, 1993
The 29 Most Common Writing
Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, Judy Delton, Writer's Digest Books,
1991
Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers, 12th Edition,
Prentice Hall, 1995
Words into Type, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 1998
"Ideally, we should like to define a good book as one
which permits, invites, or compels good reading." ―C.
S. Lewis
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