Suggested Links
Noteworthy Websites for Writers and Readers:
- Lambdaliterary.org*
—LGBT interviews, book reviews and more; - Shelf-Awareness.com
—great e-newsletter about books and the industry; reviews, essays and more; - Storyfix.com
—Larry Brooks’ e-newsletter on writing; - NMBook.org
—passionate and dedicated New Mexican book people supporting our craft; - Gotham Writers' Workshop
—creative writing classes taught by literary pros; great resources for writers; - Publishingtriangle.Org*
—offers support and appreciation for LGBT literature; - LoriLLake.com*
—great resource for LGBT writers; - RegalCrest.biz*
—publisher of outstanding LGBT novels; - Hrc.org*
—working for LGBT equality.
* Of particular interest to LGBT writers
Inspiration for CREED:
- Stolen Lives (Twenty Years in a Desert Jail) –
- Muslim Next Door –
- A House in Fez –
- Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond -
- Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives –
- Chiva (A Village Takes on the Global Heroin Trade) –
- The Devil’s Butcher Shop (The New Mexico Prison Uprising) –
Invaluable Writing Resources:
- On Writing –
- Fiction Writer’s Handbook –
- The Art of Fiction –
- For Writers Only –
- Story Engineering –
- Warm Hugs for Writers –
- Dunne with Editing (A Last Look At Your Manuscript) –
- The Elements of Style –
- The Chicago Manuel of Style –
Recent Meaningful Reads:
- Origin of Sorrow –
(In this superbly crafted tome, the reader experiences life in the period of enlightenment.) - Into the Heat –
(A testimony to the reason living in the forest is so incredibly reviving.) - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly –
(A young and successful magazine publisher suddenly struck with locked-in syndrome. This memoir attests the remarkable strength and courage of the human spirit.) - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats –
(The simplicity, beauty and passion of genuine love.) - The Secret Holocaust Diaries –
(A diary kept hidden away and shared 43 years later tells of enduring the horrors of Hitler’s Germany.) - By the Iowa Sea –
(Chronicles the dreams of a free spirit and young love pitted against life’s reality.)