The Writer Behind the Words (11 page)
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Authors: Dara Girard
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hese books have helped me through hard times and expand on some of the tips I have included in this book. I hope they will help you on your journey.
Make Your Creative Dreams Real: A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy People, and People Who Would Really Rather Sleep All Day
by SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy)
FIRESIDE, 2004
Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers
by Carolyn See
RANDOM HOUSE, 2002
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
by Harold S. Kushner
AVON BOOKS, 1981
Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life
by Shakti Gawain
NEW WORLD LIBRARY, 2002
The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear
by Ralph Keyes
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, LLC., 1995
Writing from the Inside Out: Transforming Your Psychological Blocks to Release the Writer Within
by Dennis Palumbo
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 2000
The Artist’s Way; A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
by Julia Cameron
JEREMY P. TARCHER/PUTNAM, 2002
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
BANTAM/CAPRA PRESS, 1992
Beyond the Words: The Three Untapped Sources of Creative Fulfillment for Writers
by Bonni Goldberg
JEREMY P. TARCHER/PUTNAM, 2002
How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
by Michael J. Gelb
DELL PUBLISHING, 1998
The Resilient Writer: Tales of Rejection and Triumph from 23 Top Authors
by Catherine Wald
PERSEA BOOKS, INC., 2005
Writing Down the Bones
by Natalie Goldberg
SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS, INC., 1986
Make Your Mind Work for You: New Mind Power Techniques to Improve Memory, Beat Procrastination, Increase Energy, and More
by Joan Minninger, Ph.D. and Eleanor Dugan
RODALE PRESS, 1988
The Career Novelist: A Literary Agent Offers Strategies for Success
by Donald Maass
HEINEMANN, 1996
Superfoods Rx: Fourteen Foods that Will Change Your Life
by Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, INC., 2004
The Writer’s Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to Publication
by Ralph Keyes
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, LLC, 2003
How to Get Happily Published: A Complete and Candid Guide
by Judith Appelbaum
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 1998
Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book
by Dan Poynter
PARA PUBLISHING, 2006
The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less
by Peter Bowerman
FANOVE PUBLISHING, 2000
Good to Great
by Jim Collins
COLLINS, 2001
Organizations |
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Ste. 1208, New York 10012
www.poets.org
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
George Mason University, MSN 1E3, Fairfax, VA 22030
www.awpwriter.org
American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA)
1501 Broadway, Ste. 302, New York, NY 10036
www.asja.org
Authors Guild
31 E. 28th St., Fl 10, New York, NY 10016
www.authorsguild.org
Horror Writers Association (HWA)
PO Box 50577, Palo Alto, CA 94303
www.horror.org
Mystery Writers of America (MWA)
17 East 47th St., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017
www.mysterywriters.org
National Writers Association
10940 S. Parker Rd., #508, Parker, CO 80134
www.nationalwriters.com
National Writers Union (NWU)
113 University Place, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003-4527
www.nwu.org
Poets & Writers
72 Spring St., New York, NY 10012
www.pw.org
Romance Writers of America (RWA)
16000 Stuebner Airline Road, Ste. 140 Spring, TX 77379
www.rwanational.com
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
PO Box 171, Unity, ME 04988-0171
www.sfwa.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
www.scbwi.org
Sisters in Crime
PO Box 442124, Lawrence, KS 66044
www.sistersincrime.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
www.scbwi.org
A Writer’s Prayer |
God grant me the courage to toss the stories I cannot change, The genius to change the ones I can, And the humility to know the difference. © DARA GIRARD |
About the Author |
D
ara Girard is an award-winning, multi-published author of fiction and nonfiction. She has written numerous articles for
Byline
magazine,
The Writer's Notebook
, newsletters and e-zines. Ms. Girard is a member of Novelists Inc. and the Published Authors Network. Along with writing articles, Ms. Girard speaks to groups and organizations. Visit her website at
www.daragirard.com.
You can contact her online or at:
ILORI Press
c/o Dara Girard
PO Box 10332
Silver Spring, MD 20914