November is National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. During this month writers are challenged to write 50,000 words for a novel during the month of November. To learn more about the challenge, check out the NaNoWriMo website, here.
Looking to talk about your writing and NanoWriMo progress? The Livingston Public Library will be hosting it’s Creative Writing Meetup at the Twisted Tulip on Thursday, November 21 at 7pm. It’s the perfect place to share what you have been working on! You can learn more about the meetup here.
And, if you need a little bit help getting started, below are some books about writing available for you to check out!
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
- 813.54 KING
- First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing, and Life by Joe Moran
- 808.042 MORAN
- Writer’s Market
- 808.025 WRITERS
- Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for Those Who Love Books and Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose
- 808.02 PROSE
- Writing Smart
- 808.042 WRITING
- How to Self Publish Your Book by Jan Yager
- 070.593 YAGER
- The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century by Steven Pinker
- 808.042 PINKER
- What Editors Do: The Art, the Craft, and Business of Book Editing by Peter Ginna
- 808.027 GINNA
- Letters to a Young Writer: Some Practical and Philosophical Advice by Colum McCann
- 808.02 MCCANN
- The Story Cure: The Book Doctor’s Pain-free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir by Dinty W. Moore
- 808.3 MOORE
- 501 Writing Prompts
- 808.042 FIVE
- The 90 Day Novel: A Day by Day Plan For Outlining and Writing Your Book by Sarah Domet
- 808.3 DOMET
- Elements of Fiction by Walter Mosley
- 808.3 MOSLEY
Happy Writing!
-Jessica, Adult Services Librarian
Livingston, NJ 07039, USA