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Read a Writers' Craft Book

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Group:The Writer's Well
Swap Coordinator:Artistic (contact)
Swap categories: Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:5
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:July 31, 2020
Date items must be sent by:October 7, 2020
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Let's get a little writer self-help, how-to, or this is why/how I write going. Choose any book you'd like that is on the craft of writing. It can be essays, biography, how-to on fiction, non-fiction, poetry, graphic novels, etc. It just needs to be about writing.

Read the book, send your partner a letter or note with the title, author, and at least three of your takeaways AND three quotes from the book. Feel free to add any additional information (i.e. author website, other books, etc.)

I'm sure most people have writing books on their shelves or in an e-reader that have yet to be opened. So, take two months to read, absorb the knowledge and share what you learned.

There are hundreds of books about writing out there. For those who would like some suggestions or are just starting to build a library of craft books, here are 10 classics:

"On Writing" by Stephen King

"Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott

"No Plot? No Problem!" by Chris Baty

"Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg

"On Writing Well" by William Zinser

"The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron

"Zen and the Art of Writing" by Ray Bradbury

"Stein on Writing" by Sol Stein

"Writing the Breakout Novel" by Donald Maass

"Save the Cat!" by Blake Snyder

Swap posted: Tuesday, July 14

Sign up by: Friday, July 31

Send by: UPDATED to Wednesday, Oct. 7 (from Wednesday, Sept. 30.)

NOTE: If anyone is interested in a Craft of Writing Book Club swap series -- reading and discussing online one book every two months or every quarter -- please post below including your preference for how often.

Snail mail. International. Group membership.

Discussion

Artistic 07/14/2020 #

I'm definitely interested in a Craft of Writing Book Club. I have tons of writing books. And, yes, for anyone wondering, I have or have read each of the 10 classics I listed. :)

My preference would be monthly, but I know that could be a strain on people -- particularly with libraries closed due to Covid. So I'd vote for quarterly.

Artistic 07/14/2020 #

Want more suggestions" for this swap or for a book club series?

"The 12 Best Books on Writing I've Ever Read" by Jerry Jenkins

["10 Books That Will Make You a Better Writer -- and Why"](https://medium.com @shauntagrimes 10-books-that-will-make-you-a-better-writer-and-why-86d2fa665df0) by Shaunta Grimes

"26 of the Best Books on Writing" by The Write Life

"10 Books to Read Before Writing Your Novel" by Jeff Somers

"9 Books on Reading and Writing" by Maria Popova

Artistic 07/14/2020 #

"10 Books That Will Make You a Better Writer -- and Why" by Shaunta Grimes

Sorry about that garbled link on this one.

Artistic 08/ 2/2020 #

Partners are assigned. Let's get swapping!

Artistic 09/30/2020 #

All: I've had some things come up and needed to push out the deadline by a week. Send by is Oct. 7.

Artistic 10/ 6/2020 #

Envelope dropped in the box for a.m. pickup out to my partner. Enjoy.

Nserviam 10/ 7/2020 #

I think I would like a quarterly swap. I have a very hard time getting myself to pick up a writing craft book even though I have so many of them! I had a hard time getting through the book with this swap. But swaps give me deadlines and reasons to do the thing that I want to do anyway.

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