A few favorite Reference Sources for Fiction Writing – Michael Marcotte
Books:
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters (Paperback), by Christopher Vogler. Paperback: 283 pages, Publisher: Michael Wiese Film Productions (November 1992); ISBN-10: 0941188132.
The Heroine’s Journey, by Maureen Murdock. Paperback: 232 pages, Publisher: Shambhala (June 23, 1990); ISBN-10: 0877734852.
Plot (Elements of Writing Fiction), by Ansen Dibell. Paperback: 176 pages, Publisher: Writers Digest Books ( July 15, 1999); ISBN-10: 0898799058.
Beginnings, Middles & Ends ( Elements of Writing Fiction) , by Nancy Kress. Paperback: 149 pages, Publisher: Writers Digest Books ( March 15, 1999); ISBN-10: 0898799058
Creating Unforgettable Characters, by Linda Seger. Paperback: 256 pages, Publisher: Holt Paperbacks; 1st edition (July 15, 1990); ISBN-10: 0805011714.
Writing the Blockbuster Novel, by Albert Zuckerman. Hardcover: 210 pages, Publisher: Writes House (September 1, 2005) ; ISBN-10: 0615130593.
Malicious Intent: A Writer's Guide to How Murderers, Robbers, Rapists and Other Criminal Think, by Sean P MacTire. Paperback: 244 pages, Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (December 1995). ISBN-10: 1582971579.
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, by Norm Goldstein, Paperback: 432 pages, Publisher: Basic Books; Rev Updated edition (Jul 28, 2007). ISBN-10: 046500489X.
Software: Dramatica Pro, Creative Writing Software. Write Brothers, Inc.
Internet sites:
Free writing: http://ec.hku.hk/writing_turbocharger/planning/free-wri.htm
Writing Guidelines (including Webbing, Mapping and Clustering) http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/
Literature: What makes a good short story?: http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/index.html
Setting: http://www.eclectics.com/articles/setting.html
First Drafts: http://daphne.palomar.edu/handbook/firstdraft.htm,
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/raw/pdf/writing/factsheet_three.pdf
http://www.ehow.com/how_2855_write-rough-draft.html
Revising and Editing: http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Revising.html
Characters: http://www.pgtelco.com/~slmiller/characterdevelopment.htm
http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/developingcharacters.html
http://www.mapletreepublishing.com/character_development.htm
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/cloisters/46/ch4.htm
Plot: http://www.writerscafe.co.uk/cafetalk/plotchar.htm
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/writing_marketing_fiction/74416
http://journeyinwriting.blogspot.com/2005/10/plot-developing-events-in-your-story.html
http://members.tripod.com/katej/plot_development.html
Dialogue: http://www.scribesworld.com/writersniche/articles/WritingDialogue1ER.html
http://mrbraiman.home.att.net/page13.html , http://www.right-writing.com/natural.htm
http://www.musik-therapie.at/PederHill/Dialogue&Detail.htm
Beginnings: http://www.sfwriter.com/ow01.htm