


| Ralph Waldo Emerson on writing: All writing comes by the grace of God. Writing should be the settlement of dew on the leaf. Let the reader find that he cannot afford to omit any line of your writing because you have omitted every word that he can spare. |
| Judy Nickles |

| Recommended Books for Writers Stein on Writing by Sol Stein How to Grow a Novel by Sol Stein Dynamic Characters by Nancy Kress Naming the World (and other exercises for the creative writer) edited by Bret Anthony Johnston The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing (Writer's Digest) Writer's Guide to Places by Don Prues and Jack Heffron |