no plot no problem revised and expanded edition

Question: I had a dream I was writing a book. Try one, and if it doesn’t speak to your truth, try another until you find one that does. The questions below are actual ones I’ve received from writers (with names removed of course!) and the corresponding book I recommended. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun (and interesting) to hear which books librarians routinely recommend to writers. It’s extremely practical and well-structured and I flew through it in just a few days.ĭ is chock full of articles about favorite writing books and I’ve listed some of our greatest hits at the end of this article. If you only stumbled on this site and didn’t realize it was based on Gabriela’s book, make IT the writing book you read this Fall. And here I am, only one year later, writing a regular column for the companion website. In fact, it was this time last year that I read DIYMFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community by this website’s founder Gabriela Pereira. When the leaves resemble vintage wines, that’s my cue to put down the beach reads and instead read a book or two on writing. But, I do use the autumn season to prepare for this time. I prefer to throw myself into a more grueling writing schedule during January when there’s six inches of snow on the ground and a wind chill in the negative numbers. Yes, that’s right, I’ll be reading rather than writing more. In my neck of the woods, it’s fall–time for flannel shirts, warm apple cider and reading up on my craft.

No plot no problem revised and expanded edition