Some books on writing that we love
- The Art of Daring: Risk, Restlessness, Imagination by Carl Phillips
- The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction, edited by Tara Lynn Masih
- How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words by Susan G. Wooldridge
- The Practice of Poetry: Some Writing Exercises from Poets Who Teach by Robin Behn and Chase Twichell
- Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
- Reading Like A Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose
- The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Greater Creativity by Julia Cameron
- Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
- If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland
- Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickens
- On Writing by Stephen King
- This Won’t Take But A Minute Honey by Steve Almond
We recommend buying books from your local indie bookstore (a lot of them are still doing delivery or touch-free pick-up and they need your support!). If that’s not possible, we recommend Bookshop.org, which donates a portion of all proceeds to indie bookstores.
Some classes & events on writing
- Catapult
- Litreactor
- Barrelhouse
- San Francisco Writers’ Grotto
- The Writing Salon
- Writers With Drinks
- Write Club SF
Some websites and podcasts on writing
- Poets.org from the Academy of American Poets
- Poetry Foundation (more poems
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Call Your Girlfriend (periodically has episodes on books and interviews with writers)