A FEW OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS by Lee Wardlaw

     My first children’s book, ME + MATH = HEADACHE, was published in 1986.  Writing-wise, that means I’ve been around the block (and over the river and through the woods and up and down the 101) more than a few times. You’d think after all these years, and all those miles, that I’d. Know. Everything.

     Ha. 

     Truth is, even with close to 30 published books, I’m still exploring and discovering my characters, my craft, and myself.

     With a little help from my friends, family…and bookshelf.

     Following is a list of my favorite books that I dip into again and again, year after year. They comfort and challenge me. They remind and rewind me. They help me to learn…and relearn.

     Do you see any of YOUR favorites here?  Do you have any you’d like to share?  Please do!

ARISTOTLE'S POETICS

ART AND FEAR by David Bayles and Ted Orland

BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott

IT’S A BUNNY-EAT-BUNNY WORLD by Olga Litowinsky

ON WRITING by Stephen King

POEM-MAKING by Myra Cohn Livingston

REAL REVISION by Kate Messner

SAVE THE CAT! by Blake Snyder 

SECOND SIGHT: AN EDITOR'S TALKS ON WRITING, REVISING, AND PUBLISHING  BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS by Cheryl Klein

THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING by Lajos Egri

THE ART OF FICTION by John Gardner

THE ART OF FICTION by Ayn Rand

THE ARTIST'S WAY by Julia Cameron

THE CHILDREN'S WRITER'S AND ILLUSTRATOR'S MARKET (Writer's Digest Books)

THE PLOT WHISPERER by Martha Alderson 

THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK by Jim Trelease

THE ZEN OF WRITING by Ray Bradbury

WRITING ALONE AND WITH OTHERS by Pat Schneider

WRITING THE BREAK-OUT NOVEL by Donald Maas