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To find books on writing fiction and poetry, use MARQCAT’s Subject Headings, such as Fiction Authorship, Fiction Technique, and Poetry Authorship.   Some recommended titles are:

The Art of Fiction: A Guide For Writers and Readers by Ayn Rand; edited by Tore Boeckmann (Plume, 2000) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN3355 .R26 2000

Blueprint for Writing:  A Complete Writer's Guide to Story Structure and Character Development by Rachel Ballon (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN1996 .B37 2005

Characters and Viewpoint, by Orson Scott Card (Writers Digest Books, 1999) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN3383 .C4C37 1999

The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know About Creating and Selling Your Work, ed. by Meg Leder et. al. (Writer's Digest Books, 2002) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN 3365 .C65 2002

Creative Writing: A Guide and Glossary to Fiction Writing, by Colin Bulman (Polity, 2007) RAYNOR REFERENCE PN3355 .B76 2007

The Essence of Fiction: A Practical Handbook for Successful Writing, by Malcolm McConnell (Norton, 1986) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN3355 .M35 1986

Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers At Page One and Never Lets Them Go by Les Edgerton (Writer's Digest Books, 2007) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN3355 .E34 2007.

How to Write and Sell Your First Novel by Oscar Collier with Frances Spatz Leighton (Writer's Digest Books, 1997) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER   PN3365 .C64 1997

Making a Poem: Some Thoughts About Poetry and the People Who Write It  by Miller Williams (Louisiana State University Press, 2006) MEMORIAL LEVEL 4 READING ROOM PS303 .W44 2006

Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes by Raymond Obstfeld (Writer's Digest Books, 2000) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER  PN3365 .O27 2000

Plot by Ansen Dibell (Writer's Digest Books, 1999) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN 3378 .D53 1999

A Primer of the Novel: For Readers and Writers by David Madden, Charles Bane, Sean M. Flory (Scarecrow Press, 2006) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN3353 .M25 2006

The Rhythm Method, Razzmatazz, and Memory: How to Make Your Poetry Swing by Keith Flynn (Writer's Digest Books, 2007) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN1031 .F59 2007

The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing by David Morrell (Sourcebooks, 2008) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN 3365 .M67 2008 

Writer's Guide: A Companion to Writing for Pleasure or Publication by Irina Dunn (Allen and Unwin, 2002) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN 147 .D85 2002