Library
Olympia RWA Library
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Information Folders
  • "Agents"

  • "The Business of Writing"

  • "Characterization"

  • "Conflict"

  • "Dialogue"

  • "Editor Tips"

  • "Levels of Intimacy"

  • "Manuscript Format"

  • "Plotting"

  • "POV"

  • "Publishers"

  • "Queries"

  • "Setting"

  • "Synopsis"

  • "Technique"

Books
  • "10,000 Baby Names" by Bruce Lansky

  • "Capture the Gold: Dallas Area Romance Authors Handbook of Award Winning Synopses and Suggestions" by Dallas Area Romance Writers (DARA)

  • "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Your Romance Published" by Julie Beard

  • "The Confident Communicator" by Booher

  • "Dark Memories" (ebook) by Linda Hope Lee

  • "Death in the Dunes" (ebook) by Linda Hope Lee

  • "Famous Writing School" Volumes I & II of "Principles of Good Writing", Books I & II and Study Guide of "Fiction Writing", Books I and II and Study Guide of "How to Turn Your Writing into Dollars"

  • "How to Write and Sell Romance Novels" by Linda Lee

  • "How to Write Romances" by Pianka

  • "Jenny's Castle" by Elizabeth Sinclair

  • "Novel and Short Story Writer's Market" by Writer's Digest Books

  • "Please Understand Me - Character & Temperament Types" by David Kiersey and Marilyn Bates

  • "Romance $ells (Summer 1999 and Winter 1999/2000)" by RWA National

  • "Romance Writer's Sourcebook: Where to Sell Your Manuscripts" by Writer's Digest Books

  • "Scene and Structure" by Jack M. Bickham

  • "The Screen-writer's Workbook" by Syd Field

  • "The Self-Publishing Manual" by Dan Poynter

  • "Staying Alive: A Writer's Guide" by Norman Spinrad

  • "The Writer's Journey" by Vogler

  • "Writing Articles from the Heart" by Holmes

Tapes
  • "From Aspiring Author to Multipublished Author: A Twelve Step Plan" by Roxanne Rustand and Kathie DeNosky

  • "Mixing Genres" - Meg Chittenden 1997 RWA National

  • "Spotlight on . . . Silhouette" - 1997 RWA National

  • "Tighten Your Conflict, Tighten Your Plot" - Carolyn Greene 1999 RWA National

  • "When Your Muse 'Desserts' You, Eat Chocolate..." - Pattie Berg 2000 Sleepless in Silverdale