WRITING

The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers by Betsy Lerner (Riverhead Books, 2000)
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (Pantheon Books, 1994)
Stephen King On Writing by Stephen King (Pocket Books, 2000)
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King (HarperCollins, 1993)
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers--2nd Edition by Christopher Vogler (Michael Wiese Productions, 1998)
Make Your Words Work by Gary Provost (Authors Guild Backinprint.com, 2001)
The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book by Dan Poynter (Para Publishing, 2002)
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman (Fireside, 2000)
1,818 Ways to Write Better & Get Published by Scott Edelstein (Writer's Digest Books, 1991)


NOVELS

Any book by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany)
Any book by Lisa Wingate (Tending Roses, Good Hope Road, Texas Cooking)
Blind Sight by James Pence (Tyndale, 2003)
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers (Multnomah, 2001)

NON-FICTION

Boundaries: When to Say YES, When to Say NO To Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
(Zondervan, 1992)
The Power of a Positive Mom by Karol Ladd (Howard, 2001)
Intimate Faith: A Woman's Guide to the Spiritual Disciplines by Jan Winebrenner (Warner Faith, 2003)
The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian (Harvest House, 1997)
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge (Thomas Nelson, 2001)
Daze of Our Wives and Boyhood Daze by Dave Meurer (Bethany)
His Needs, Her Needs by Willard F. Harley, Jr. Ph.D. (Fleming H. Revell, 1994)