Yesterday I led “On the Road to Writing for Publication,” a virtual workshop for Executive Development Exchange Network/EDEN, a fantastic group that pre-pandemic met for many years in person in Washington, D.C., and is now virtual. I’ve regularly participated in the workshops since 2017, and led a 2018 workshop based on my second book, Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way.
My slides for yesterday’s workshop included ten resources on writing/publishing/creativity. In this post, I’ve added 33 more: a combination of websites, books, blogs, and articles. I hope they will jump-start your creativity and be useful for you, wherever you are on the road to publication for books, articles, and more:
Nina Amir: How to Blog a Book
Paul Arden: It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be
AWP/Association of Writers & Writing Programs
Berrett-Koehler Publishers: FAQ about publishing with BK
Ray Bradbury on Zen and the Art of Writing (1973)
British Library: A History of Writing
Julie Broad: Self-Publish and Succeed
Laura Brown: How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide
Tom Butler-Bowdon: What is the Future of Writing?
Julia Cameron: The Artist’s Way
EFA Editorial Freelancers Association
Elsevier author tools and resources
Michael Gelb: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
Tanya Hall: Ideas, Influence, and Income
David Hollander: How I (Barely) Survived the Abject Failure of My Much Hyped Debut Novel; David Hollander Tells a Cautionary Tale for Us All
Mark Levy: Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content
Library of Congress Research & Reference Services
Los Angeles Public Library: LAPL Writes
New York Public Library: Authors Share Their Best Writing Tips with NYPL
New York Public Library: A Writer’s Resource
Natalie Nixon: The Creativity Leap
OEDB/Open Education Database: 150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively
Poets & Writers MFA programs database
Francine Prose: Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato: Thinking Like Your Editor
Joel Schwartzberg: Get to the Point! Sharpen Your Ideas and Make Your Words Matter
Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards
Wiley: Learn More About the Book Publishing Process
Wiley: Resources for Writing Your Paper
The Write Life: 34 of the Best Books on Writing
The Writer: The Writing Life
The Writer’s Center (Bethesda, Md.)
I’m in the planning/conceptualizing stage of doing a series of Facebook Live (or something similar) online sessions about writing for publication, starting early in 2022. Watch this space (and my other social media outlets) for additional details!