So You Want to Write....
A guide to handbooks on genre writing from the Springfield City Library

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Children's Books

Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market
Ref 808.068 CHILDREN 2004
Origins of Story: On Writing For Children
808.068 ORIGINS
Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing For Children
808.068 W893
Kehoe, Michael A Book Takes Root: The Making of a Picture Book
J070.5 K266
Seuling, Barbara How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published
J808.06 S496h
Stevens, Janet From Pictures to Words: How an Illustrator Creates a Book
J741.6 S844f
Underdown, Harold D. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
808.068 UNDERDOW 2004

 

Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror

How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction
808.3876 H83
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference : An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic
808.38766 W939
Writing Horror
808.38738 W939
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
808.3876 W939
Card, Orson Scott How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
808.3876 C178h
Gerrold, David Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
808.38762 GERROLD Worlds o
Gunn, James E. The Science of Science-Fiction Writing
808.38762 GUNN Science
Nazzaro, Joe Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy For Television
808.225 NAZZARO
Schmidt, Stanley Aliens and Alien Societies
808.38762 S354a

Romance

Writing Romances
808.385
Estrada, Rita Clay You Can Write a Romance
808.385 ESTRADA You can
Paludan, Eve Romance Writer's Pink Pages: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Romance Novel Published
808.066813 P189r

 

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updated : November 4, 2008