Books for Writers (& Other Resources)
Index
- General Craft & Resource Books
- Non-fiction Craft Books
- Fiction Craft Books
- Online Writer Communities
- Oklahoma Writing Groups
- SEO & Blogging Help
- Affiliate Suggestions for Bloggers
- Website, Graphics, & Publishing Tools/Help
- Planners for Writers
- Helpful Writing Sites & Podcasts
- Music to Spur the Words
General Craft & Resource Books
The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style, Fourth Edition By Robert Hudson / Zondervan |
Christian Writers Market Guide – 2024 Edition By Steve Laube / Christian Writers Institute |
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style By Benjamin Dreyer / Random House Inc |
Non-fiction Craft Books
Unleash the Writer Within: The Essential Writers’ Companion by Cecil Murphey
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
Fiction Craft Books
Hooked: Write Fiction that Grabs Readers at Page One and Never Lets Them Go
How to Write a Brilliant Romance
Online Writer Communities
COMPEL Training (strong for nonfiction)
Novel Academy (fiction mostly + business of writing)
American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) (fiction)
Faith, Hope, & Love Christian Writers (romance/fiction)
Oklahoma Writing Groups
Tulsa – Fellowship of Christian Writers (FCW)
Find them on Facebook, meets monthly, educational.
Oklahoma City – Oklahoma Christian Fiction Writers (a branch of ACFW)
Meets monthly, always educational.
SEO & Blogging Help
Christian Bloggers Bootcamp
Highly recommended! Small class sizes & accessible teacher. Helped me tremendously.
Defining Your Ministry Audience (Free)
SEO for Christian bloggers
SEO Fundamentals for Christian Bloggers (Free)
Blog Planning Toolkit for Christian Bloggers
Jesus Online – A Complete Guide to Starting A Christian Blog Ministry (FREE)
Affiliate Suggestions
Christianbook.com Affiliates
Kit for email marketing (Newsletters, a single email msg. to subscribers)
Sticker Mule ($10 credit – They have fantastic sales on customized bubble mailers, stickers, and many other marketing materials.)
Swagbucks (A fun and easy way to accumulate points for free giveaway gift certificates simply by making online purchases through this site.)
Website, Graphics, & Publishing Tools/Help
AppSumo
Has discounts from time to time on products like Deposit Photos and PublishDrive. Sign up through the link above to receive notice of these special digital deals.
Deposit Photos
Inexpensive photos, especially if you sign up through the AppSumo deal 1x/year. Rights are listed, so no worries about copyright issues for blog posts, etc.
Canva
Wonderful site for creating graphics (Free and paid version)
Blurb
Self-Publishing (Magazines & Books – for gifts and sales)
ProWriting Aid
(I LOVE this tool. Not only does it indicate grammar and punctuation mistakes, but it also highlights passive voice and other things to help the writer create a stronger piece.)
Planners for Writers
Helpful Writing Sites
The Write Conversation with Edie Melson (Both fiction & nonfiction)
Writers Helping Writers (Fiction)
Helpful Writing Podcasts
The Christian Publishing Show Podcast
Book Marketing Mania with Kim Stewart
Music to Spur the Words
(Many have YouTube or other free links as well as paid products.)