100 Plus Motivational Moments for Writers and Speakers    

Compiled by Donna Goodrich, Mary Lou Klingler, and Jan Potter

Joy Publishing, 1991

254  pages  $9.99      less 15% discount = $8.75  
 

This book is a treasure of encouragement. Includes space for you to write your own prayers. Includes one of Marlene's devotionals.

A Step in the Write Direction    

The Complete How-to Book for Christian Writers

Donna Clark Goodrich

UpWrite Books, 2009               

351 pages     $21.99      less 15% discount = $18.69

"This indispensable guide to writing and marketing your work will help you build the skills you need to launch and build a successful writing career." I heartily add my "amen" to this statement from the back cover along with my endorsement also printed on the back cover: "One of the things I especially appreciate about the 'family' of Christian authors is the hand up they give to other writer. Donna Clark Goodrich is a prime example. I've known Donna for many years and have watched her generously share her expertise with others. I highly recommend A Step in the Write Direction."

A Step in the Write Direction - Student Ediiton

The Complete How-to Book for Christian Writers

Donna Clark Goodrich

UpWrite Books, 2011            

150 pages     $16.99      less 15% discount = $14.44

See above. Highly recommended.

Booklife    

Strategies and survival tips for the 21st century writer

Jeff VanderMeer

Tachyon Publications, 2009

329 pages     $14.95    less 15% discount = $12.70

"Feeling overwhelmed? Creatively blocked? Confused about whether you should blog, tween, IM, or just treat to snail mail? Trying to ignore the sting of yet another rejection letter? Unsure whether even to start building your career? You need a Booklife. In an era when the burden of promoting a book often falls on the author, Booklife provided an indispensable blend of career and craft advice to help you stay balanced, successful, and sane."

Communicate to Change Lives    

In Person and Print

James N. Watkins

Wesleyan Publishing House, 2007               

160 pages     $12.99      less 15% discount = $11.05

I've been quoting Jim at my seminars for years and can highly recommend him. With wisdom and wit he challenges writer and speakers to know their message, know their audience, and know the keys to effective communication. This is a book all writers and speakers need to read more than once and refer to frequently if they are serious about changing lives. Highly recommended!

Complete Guide to Christian Writing and Speaking (2nd ed.)    

Susan Titus Osborn, General Editor

Write Now Publications, 2001

240 pages   $15.00      less 15% discount - $12.75 
                             
Twenty-one chapters by "some of the finest teachers and writers in the industry," including Dennis E. Hensley, Sally E. Stuart, Carole Gift Page, and Marlene Bagnull. An essential tool for every writer and speaker's library.

Complete Guide to Writing for Publication  

Susan Titus Osborn, General Editor

ACW Press, 1999

216 pages  $15.00      less 15% discount = $12.75 
 

"All the things I had to learn the hard way as an aspiring writer are now spelled out for you by qualified professionals," says Dr. Sherwood E. Wirt, Editor emeritus, Decision, in the Foreword. Written by twenty-four of the "industry's top experts in the field of writing and publication" including James Scott Bell, Jack Cavanaugh, Steven R. Laube, Lin Johnson, and Marlene Bagnull. Highly recommended.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing - Second Edition                                                             
Expert tips on crafting essays, short stories, memoirs, and more

Laurie E. Rozakis, Ph.D.

Alpha, 2004
358 pages    $18.95    less 15% discount = $16.10

An excellent guide for beginning writers.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry

Nikki Moustaki

Alpha, 2001
338 pages    $16.95    less 15% discount = $14.40

Learn how to "write poems full of powerful imagery. Decide whether or not  to use rhyme in your poems. Avoid cliches and other poetry pitfalls. Revise your writing. Get your poems published, and more."

Connecting Like Jesus
Practices for healing, teaching, and preaching

Tony Campolo & Mary Albert Darling

Josey-Bass, 2010

232 pages    $21.95 hardback      less 15% discount = $18.65  

Twelve helpful chapters including Tony's insights on "Preparing the Soil: Laying the Groundwork for Spiritually Dynamic Speaking," "Planning Your Message: Crafting the Shape of Your Talk," and "Presenting Your Message: Why It All Leads UP to the Finale."

Copyright Plain & Simple - Second Edition

Cheryl Besenjak

Career Press, 2001
191 pages    $12.99    less 15% discount = $11.04

"The Internet has made copyright law a hot issue - Copyright Plain & Simple 2nd Ed. makes those las understandable."

The Creative Call

An Artist's Response to the Way of the Spirit

Janice Elsheimer

WaterBrook Press, 2001

205 pages    $16.99    less 15% discount = $14.44

"Our creativity was meant to be used. Whether you are an artist who has already identified your gifts or you have artistic talent that has never been developed, The Creative Call will help you grow closer to beocming the person God designed you to be. This practical and insightful workbook has eight weeks of material, plus a ninth-week retreat guide for individual or group use. Here you will further recognize and develop your creativeity as you enter a closer relationship with your Creator."

The Creative Life                                                                     
A Workbook for Unearthing the Christian Imagination

Alice Bass

InterVarsity Press, 2001

120 pages      $12.00      less 15% discount = $10.20
 

To enjoy a creative life we need to free ourselves from creative blocks and experience more of Christ's inspiration, putting aside our inhibitions, fears, and sin patterns. This book is designed to help you break through those blocks and establish an environment that nurtures creativity. These exercises are great to linger though on your own and can also provide a solid base for group discussion and reflection.
 

Every Writer's Guide to Copyright & Publishing Law - Third Edition
Ellen  M. Kozak

An Owl Book, 2004

142 pages    $13.00    less 15% discount = $10.20

A helpful resource that includes internet and electronic copyright information.

Get Between the Covers                                                                     
Leave a Legacy by Writing a Book

Neil Shulman, M.D. and Eric Spencer

Morgan James Publishing, 2008

354 pages    $17.95    less 15% discount = $15.25

"An interesting, ujser-friendly guide that helps everyone who has a book in them to go from idea to published book in new innovate ways."

An Introduction to Christian Writing    

Ethel Herr

Write Now Publications, 2000               

216 pages   $17.00      less 15% discount = $14.45 

An in-depth companion to the complete writing experience to help you move from beginning writer to professional. Practical and encouraging, I consider it to be one of the best how-to book for Christian writers.

Just Write!      

Susan Titus Osborn, General Editor

Write Now Publications, 2000

176 pages  Price: $12.00      less 15% discount = $10.20 

An essential guide to launching your writing career. Susan directs the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service and is a contributing editor to The Christian Communicator. She has taught at over 120 writers' conferences across the United States and in five foreign countries.

Late Bloomer                                                             
On Writing Later in Life

Naomi Beth Wakan

Wolsak and Wynn, 2006

184 pages    $19.00   less 15% discount = $16.15

A great book for seniors who have always wanted to write but never got around to it!

Madeleine L'Engle                                                         
{Herself} - Reflections on a Writing Life

Compiled by Carole F. Chase

Shaw Books, 2001
377 pages    Hardback  $16.99    less 15% discount = $14.44

"Hundreds of this celebrated author's most illuminating statements about writing, creativity, and the writing life, including material from L'Engle's workshops and speecvhes that has never been published before."

Pen on Fire                                                           
A busy woman's guide to igniting the writer within

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

A Harvest Original - Harcourt, Inc., 2004

262 pages    $14.00    less 15% discount = $11.90

"In her years of teaching, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett has found aspiring writers (especially women) blocked not by fear of the blank page but by the lack of time. Finding even an hour, much less a day, free of work, children, or chores can seem impossible. But you don't need an hour. Start lookjing for jut fifteen minutes a day - minutes spent stalled in traffic, waiting for water to boil, stock on hold - and DeMarco-Barrett will help you turn them into productive sessions that get and keep your creativity flowing. In short, inspiriting chapters, she offers classroom-tested exercised and innovative techniques for generating ideas, as well as advice from well-iknown authorsss. Give her fifteen minutes: She'll ignite your pen and help you become the writer you have always wanted to be."

Reading Like a Writer     

Francine Prose

Harper Perennial, 2006
296 pages   $13.95      less 15% discount = $11.85

This New York Times bestseller will give you a "guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured."

Spiritual Steps on the Road to Success                                                          
Gaining the goal without losing your soul

Linda Seger ThD

Monarch Books, 2009

288 pages    $14.99   l less 15% discount = $12.74

"Dr. Linda Seger, a successful Hollywood insider, reveals how you can reach the top of your profession without compromising your relationshp with God."

Take Ten for Writers    

Generate ideas and stimulate your writing in only 10 minutes a day
Bonnie Neubauer

Writer's Digest Books, 2009

218 pages      $17.99      less 15% discount = $15.29
 

"Every exercise can be done 10 unique times with 10 very different results. That's 1,000 flash writing exercises to keep your pen moving." Full-color.

Thanks, But This Isn't  For Us    

Jessica Page Morrell

Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2009

358  pages      $16.95      less 15% discount = $14.40
 

"Master the essentials of great writing with this practical, wise, and witty guide to the most common mistakes writers make, and how you can learn from them."

Time Management for the Creative Person     

Lee Silber

Three Rivers Press, 1998

283  pages      $16.00      less 15% discount = $13.60
 

"Right-brain strategies for stopping procrastination, getting control of the clock and calendar, and freeing up your time and your life."

Time to Write                                                                
No Excuses. No distractions. No more blank pages.

Kelly L. Stone

Adams Media, 2008

246 pages    $12.95    less 15% discount = $11.00

More than 100 professional writers from across genres share their secrets to finding time to write.

Word Weavers     
The Story of a Successful Writers' Critique Group

Eva Marie Everson & Janice Elsheimer

UpWrite Books, 2008

80 pages    $12      less 15% discount = $10.20
 

"The information and resources you need to start your own writers' critique group or get your existing group working more effectively." Highly recommended.

Write      
10 Days to Overcome Writer's Block. Period.

Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D.

Adams Media, 2006

272 pages    $12.95      less 15% discount = $11.00  
 

 Practical help and exercises for those who struggle with procrastination and writer's block.

Write His Answer      

Marlene Bagnull

Write Now Publications, 1999

176 pages  $14.00      less 15% discount = $11.90  
 

 This book is the heart of my ministry to writers. Click here for more information and to read an excerpt.

Writer Mama    

How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids

Christina Katz

Writer's Digest Books, 2007

296 pages    $14.99      less 15% discount = $12.74
 

 "As a mom, you want to spend as much time with your children as possible. But you'd also like to make some money doing something you enjoy. How do you get the best of both worlds? . . . Practical advice and exercises to help you get started in a matter of weeks.".

The Writer Within You       

A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing In Your Retirement Years

Charles Jacobs

Caros Books, 2007

324 pages  $19.95      less 15% discount = $16.95
 

 "Learn the basics of crafting a novel, nonfiction, a memoir, articles, travel or business writing. Discover how to choose the best and most cost-effective methods of publishing and marketing what you write. This hands-on, simplified guide leads you comfortably through the entire publishing process from initial planning to bookstore shelf."

Writers in the Spirit    

Carol J. Rottman, Ph.D.

FaithWalk Publishers, 2004

178 pages  $11.99      less 15% discount = $10.20 
 

 Inspiration and practical advice for aspiring Christian writers.

Writers on Writing      

Edited by James N. Watkins

Wesleyan Publishing House, 2005

208 pages    $14.99      less 15% discount = $12.75 
 

Tips from top Christian authors that aim to inspire writers, equip them for the task of writing, and offer guidance on the business of publishing. Highly recommended.

The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide      

How to give and receive feedback, self-edit, and make revisions

Becky Levine

Writer's Digest Books, 2010

298 pages     $19.99      less 50% discount = $10.00     
 

Because I believe this is such a helpful and important book, I'm offering it at 50% off!

Writing for the Soul      

Jerry B. Jenkins

Writer's Digest Books, 2006

242 pages   Hardback   $24.99      less 15% discount = $21.25     
 

The author of the Left Behind Series provides instruction and advice from his extraordinary writing life.