{"id":37,"date":"2012-04-05T15:33:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T22:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2025-03-22T20:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T03:13:22","slug":"writers-bookshelf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"Writer’s Bookshelf"},"content":{"rendered":" \n

Here are some great books I’ve found extremely useful as I’ve tried to become a stronger writer.\u00a0(Many thanks to Wordsmithy Aimee for suggesting this page!) And in 2023–after 19 years of being a published author–I finally created my own addition to this list. Here’s a writer’s bookshelf suggestions list from Jennifer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a favorite writing guide, I love to hear about new books. Email me at jennifergriffithauthor@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Golden Moments: <\/a><\/strong>Jennifer shares her secrets to creating a satisfying, page-turning, best-selling novel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plot & Structure <\/a><\/strong>by James Scott Bell: How does plot influence story structure? What’s the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that’s gone off course? With Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure, you’ll discover the answers to these questions and more. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Write a Damn Good Novel<\/a> <\/strong>by James N. Frey: Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can’t be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Save the Cat<\/a> The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need<\/strong> by Blake Snyder: This ultimate insider’s guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who’s proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes <\/a><\/strong>by Tami D. Cowden, Sue Viders, and Caro Lafever: A complete guide for outlining characters and getting them solid and unwavering within your story. Useful for every genre!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Only World Building Workbook You’ll Ever Need <\/a><\/strong>by T.M. Holladay: Pages and pages of prompts for filling out the world of your novel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conflict, Action, and Suspense <\/a><\/strong>by William Noble: Gives a great overview of the storyteller’s compact with the reader, and then gives solid, tried-and-true advice about how to level up the conflict in any story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creating Characters: How to Build Story People<\/a><\/strong> by Dwight Swain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

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Here are some great books I’ve found extremely useful as I’ve tried to become a stronger writer.\u00a0(Many thanks to Wordsmithy Aimee for suggesting this page!) And in 2023–after 19 years of being a published author–I finally created my own addition to this list. Here’s a writer’s bookshelf suggestions list from Jennifer! If you have a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2679,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2OUjT-B","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3085,"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/3085"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}