2006-10-28 03:09:15 · 5 answers · asked by No Name 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try reading a lot of other books
If you're serious about getting published then the "Writers and Artists Handbook" lists lots of literary magazines and publishers
"The Writers Block" is a little book that is great for kick starting ideas
Also make sure that you have a decent dictionary and thesaurus as it's always important to use the right words and not use the same word too many times. A good English Language Usage Book is always good as well because we all get confused about different words (eg when to use 'practice' vs 'practise')
I think that every author that has ever written a novel has also written a book on how to write, but I hear that Stephen King's "On Writing" is quite easy to follow and quite good - what a person to emulate.
Good Luck and remember that you should write every day, even if it is not great literature because it is only through practise that we succeed :)
2006-10-28 04:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by Jez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read the classics. Some good authors are Daphne DuMaurier, Robert Louis Stephenson, John Steinbeck, L.M. Montegomery, and Longfellow.
Some modern authors I'd recommend are Penelope Stokes,Peter Mayle, and Richard Paul Evans.
2006-10-28 21:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much any kind of book. Just read more and you'll write better.
2006-10-28 10:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by Harsh Noise Wall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Elements of Style" by Strunk & White is a classic stylistic and grammar handbook. It will help you to write right.
2006-10-28 10:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HARRY POTTER
2006-10-28 10:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by pla_dragons 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋