Book Reviews
Creativity Rules! A Writer’s Workbook - Review 
Creativity Rules is packed with tips and tricks to help shake a writer out of a rut. Creative writing teacher and film consultant John Vorhaus is well-known for his creative approach to problems like writer´s block and idea block. Dragonflight and Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey [offsite link]
I´ve reviewed the first two books of the Dragonriders of Pern series on my personal website. Anne McCaffrey is one of America´s foremost writers of the dragon subgenre. Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb - Review [offsite link]
I´ve reviewed this excellent fantasy series on my personal website. Robin Hobb is the pseudonym of Megan Lindholm, aka Margaret Ogden. Fiction Writing Shop at BellaOnline
Indulge yourself and your fiction skills with some books that will help hone your craft. Or email this page to your friends and family as a hint... How Not to Write a Novel - Review
How Not to Write a Novel is an acerbic look at the publishing industry by midlist author, David Armstrong. If you have a head-in-the-clouds would-be writer in your family, with no concept of the hard work part of the writing and publishing process, this is the book to get for them. On Writing by Stephen King - Review
The story of how Stevie King gradually became best-selling horror writer, Stephen King, is fascinating for anyone – whether a writer or reader. If you’ve ever asked, been asked, or wanted to ask a writer how they do it, where they get their ideas from, here’s your answer. Permutation City by Greg Egan [offsite link]
I´ve reviewed this hard-core science fiction book by Australian author Greg Egan on my personal website.
Plotting And Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith - Review
Patricia Highsmith, the author of The Talented Mr Ripley, shares her writing life, letting us into her thought processes around many of her books and short stories. Self by Yann Martel
Fiction written as a biography. At first Self reads like non-fiction, but it soon becomes crystal clear that it´s not. This is the way James Frey should´ve done it. So You Want To Be A Screenwriter - Review
Screenwriter Sara Caldwell and script consultant Marie-Eve Kielson have created an "Artist’s Way" book for screenwriters in So You Want To Be A Screenwriter : How to Face the Fears And Take The Risks. This is a pep talk for both beginner screenwriters and those already into their careers. The Plot Thickens by Noah Lukeman - Review
The Plot Thickens is a little gem of a book that both beginners and advanced writers will get much use from. It contains dozens of question prompts regarding your characters and useful exercises to help you consolidate your ideas. The Right to Write by Julia Cameron - Review
Julia Cameron's follow up book to The Artist's Way, especially for writers. Cameron includes more of her wisdom and encouragement, many fun and challenging writing exercises, as well as the staple Morning Pages and Artist Date suggestions made famous in The Artist's Way. The Tough Guide To Fantasyland - Review
The Tough Guide To Fantasyland is a tongue-in-cheek dictionary of fantasy cliches and norms, and is one of those rare reference books that both entertains and educates. It's well worth a spot on a fantasy writer's bookshelf. The Weekend Novelist - Review
The concept behind The Weekend Novelist is very interesting - if you're working full time and only have the weekends free to write your novel, this is supposedly the plan to work from to produce a novel in 52 weekends. Unfortunately, The Weekend Novelist achieves something quite different. The Writing Book by Kate Grenville - Review
Kate Grenville is an award-winning Australian author and creative writing teacher. In The Writing Book she offers plenty of writing advice and exercises to improve your fiction. Writing a Book That Makes a Difference - Review
Many authors have an idea for an important book that they feel can't be written until they have more experience in writing, more world knowledge, and more research. Writing a Book That Makes a Difference is all about getting that idea out of your head and onto the page. Writing Mysteries - Review
Some of America's prominent mystery writers have contributed their advice on writing in the mystery genre, in the format of an essay on a specific topic on the craft of mystery writing. The names include Sara Paretsky, Jonathan and Faye Kellerman, Michael Connelly, and Linda Fairstein. Writing the Popular Novel by Loren Estleman - Review
I picked up this book thinking it would be a specialist book for genre writers, with advice on beginning and sustaining a career in this type of writing. It has a few chapters relevant to genre writers, but is generally yet another beginners' guide on "how to write". Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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