Books and resources to empower your writing and creativity
These are the books and resources that have made a dramatic difference in my life, art and work. Also in this list* are books I love to recommend. Enjoy perusing my virtual bookshelf!
Cynthia's Books
Fiction
Non-fiction
The Busy Woman's Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book
Create Your Writer's Life: A Guide to Writing with Joy and Ease
Cross the Finish Line: Overcome Hurdles to Finish Projects
Go for It: Leading Tours for Fun and Profit (out of print)
Inspiration for creativity and writing
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron (1992-07-02)
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, Anniversary Edition
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
On Writing – A Memoir of the Craft
The Author's Checklist by Elisabeth Kracht
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland (2007-06-26)
The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be the Artist You Truly Are
Inspiring memoirs
Financial empowerment
Art and writing supplies
Marketing for artists and writers
I’d Rather Be in the Studio!: The Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion
How to Sell Your Art Online: Live a Successful Creative Life on Your Own Terms
Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist
Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents, 28th edition
Random books I love
Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds
The Elements of Style [Illustrated]
The Goddess in the Office: A Personal Energy Guide for the Spiritual Warrior at Work
How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum
Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction’s Most Beloved Heroines
A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives
The Joy of Swimming: A Celebration of Our Love for Getting in the Water
Point Your Face at This: Drawings
Creative Change: Why We Resist It
When Strangers Meet: How People You Don’t Know Can Transform You
*Affiliate links are used in this list.