Want to write fiction but need help perfecting your talent? The Waukegan Public Library has the how-to books you or your children need to learn more about writing.
Creative Writing Resources at the Waukegan Public Library
Breathing Life into Your Characters by Rachel Ballon
The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel by Hallie Ephron
The Everything Guide to Getting Published: Expert Advice for Building a Successful Writing Career by Randy Ladenheim-Gail
Fiction Writer’s Workshop by Josip Novakovich
45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters by Victoria Schmidt
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose
The Secret Miracle : The Novelist’s Handbook Edited by Daniel Alarcon
This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley
Write a Novel and Get It Published by Nigel Watts
Writer’s Market published by Writer’s Digest
Writing Fiction For Dummies by Randall Scott Ingermanson
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High-impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling by Donald Maas
If you need additional resources then check out our LINKin catalog. Items are ordered from our partner libraries and take about a week to arrive. You pick them up and return your items here at the Waukegan Public Library.
A Subject search for Fiction Authorship brings up 190 records for you.
A Subject search for Fiction Technique bring up 157 records for you.
Writing Resources for Children at WPL
Be a Creative Writer by Tish Farrell
40 Writing Prompts with Graphic Oranizers by Stefan Czarnecki
Just Write by Walter Dean Myers
Picture Yourself Writing Drama: Using Photos to Inspire Writing by Barbara A. Tyler
Picture Yourself Writing Fiction: Using Photos to Inspire Writing by Sheila Griffin Llanas
Picture Yourself Writing Poetry: Using Photos to Inspire Writing by Laura Purdie Salas
Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing by Karen Benke
Write Fantasy Fiction in 5 Simple Steps by Laura Lee McKay
Write Horror Fiction in 5 Simple Steps by Michael Schuman
Write a Romance in 5 simple steps by Jeffrey Edwards Peters
Writing Magic : Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine
Writer’s Toolbox by Nancy Loewen
Interested in Screenwriting?
Now Write! Screenwriting: Exercises by Today’s Best Writers and Teachers by Sherry Ellis with Laurie Lamson
Screenplays by Dan Elish (children’s non-fiction)
The Screenwriter’s Handbook 2010 by Barry Turner
Screenwriting: A Practical Guide to Pursuing the Art by Jason Skog (children’s non-fiction)
A search for Motion Picture Authorship in the LINKin Catalog bring up 158 items for you. Items will take about a week to arrive at your library.