Comments on: 3 Essential Books Every Writer Needs

By: Vashti Quiroz-Vega

Vashti Quiroz-Vega — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:57:21 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black. Well, I'll get them one at at time. ;)

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:24:59 +0000

In reply to Vashti Quiroz-Vega. So glad you enjoyed it hope they don't cost a fortune they seem so expensive! :s

By: Vashti Quiroz-Vega

Vashti Quiroz-Vega — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:29:19 +0000

Hello Sacha! The Chicago Manual of Style is my editor’s bible. I plan to get all of these. Great suggestions! Thank you.

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 16:02:47 +0000

In reply to Mial Pagan. You are more than welcome :D. Thank so much for commenting and telling us what yours are. I adore a recommendation, so I am certainly going to go have a look at a couple of yours. The quotes book sounds brilliant, I love quotes. I have the yearbook, although I buy it every year and never use it! :(

By: Mial Pagan

Mial Pagan — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:49:50 +0000

Sacha, thanks for a valuable and relevant blog! My absolute essentials, by my side as I write, are Roget’s Thesaurus, Penguin Dictionary of Quotations, Penguin English Dictionary and The Economist Style Guide. As someone else mentioned, the Writers and Artists Yearbook is a mine of information – I’ve used it recently to narrow down the number of agents to whom I sent my last novel. My difficulty is that once I start browsing Roget I stop writing!

By: Norah

Norah — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:31:03 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black. Sure!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:08:48 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black. I also think the best way to learn is to keep writing and editing.

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:41:02 +0000

In reply to Norah. No worries, was worth asking :D if you come across one on your teacher travels let me know :D

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:40:22 +0000

In reply to Charli Mills. not heard of AP Stylebook - I wonder if they do an English version? There's a couple of mags I am thinking about trying to pitch some ideas too so it may be worth looking at an English version. lol, not my choices, recommended by an editor, although I am finding them quite useful!

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:37:46 +0000

In reply to Friday Finds: Week 29 | Avid Reader. ahh shucks thanks for this :D