The countdown continues...

[ladyseishou]

Days until NaNoWriMo begins...

And to help pass the time, why not check out a book recommended by one of these sites?

75 Books Every Writer Should Read from: OnlineUniversities.com

75 Books Every Woman Should Read - The Complete List from: jezebel.com

75 Books Every Man Should Read from: esquire.com

What's in your backpack/nightstand/e-reader Nano Writer? Any recommendations?

Comments

[finch]

I am actually reading a bunch about China around 1900 that will probably end up being research for my Nano. If I get it out of my system now I won't get distracted this time, right?

Good fiction I've read lately includes Mira Grant's Feed, Cindy Pon's Silver Phoenix, and a ton of comics.

[guardian_of_hope]

For non fiction, I've been flipping through "Sometimes the Magic Works; Lessons of a Writing Life" to inspire me for NANO prep.

For fiction, I've been on a Mercedes Lackey kick lately.

[clare_dragonfly]

Oh, I love Mercedes Lackey--particularly the Valdemar series. :D

[charamei]

I'm slogging my way through Practitioners of the Divine, which is actually related to my NaNo! I feel so organised.

For general writing recommendations, I'm a fan of How Not To Write A Novel. The examples are hilarious, the explanations are clear, and it's great for dipping into.

[clare_dragonfly]

Let's see, the current computer-side pile (can't read in a loft bed, so books stay on the desk): Toads & Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack (a book on the Tarot), 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card by Mary K. Greer, three notebooks, and The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted Them in the Commission of Their Most Heinous Crimes by Lisa Rosner.

And in the library pile (checked out, but not yet read): This Rough Magic by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer; Push by Sapphire (technically it's a post-move version with like discussion questions or something, but I'm just going to read the book); Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharrat; and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

My NaNo plan is YA with a ghost and possibly a demon, so I should probably read some YA with ghosts and demons... Recommendations very much welcome!

[frozenrose]

I don't read a lot of non-fiction, and I don't have any books on writing except for the NaNo Manual (No Plot, No Problem, that is).
What I have right now though, fiction wise:

Con Ed - Matthew Klein
Curveball - Kate Angell (it's so corny but it's great help for writing sex scenes)
Words of Silk - Nora Roberts (again, so corny but such a great help for smut)
Iodine - Haven Kimmel
Haters - Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Plus a LOT more.

[xyndarella]

I've recently read Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, along with two of Pratchett's Tiffany Aching books: The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full Of Sky.

I had gone through my best friend's book collection and borrowed those since I haven't read them yet. When I take them back, my friend gets the second Kushiel's Legacy trilogy by Jacqueline Carey along with the first two book of Naamah's line, which I suppose is the third trilogy by her in the making.

[dragonjournal]

Recent books:

Storm Front by Jim Butcher (FINALLY got around to Dresden)

Currently reading:

- Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom: Celtic Shaman's source book
- The Medieval & Early Modern World: The Asian World, 600-1500

Yes, they WERE research for what I thought would be my NaNo. But NaNo has decided it wants to go a different route, so now I'm doing character profiles for something else entirely. However, since I like research - and that never goes amiss - I'm still reading them.

I have other Dresden books ready to read, and a few other fiction books, but I'm liking the nonfiction right now, so that's what's important. Also have a BUNCH of ereader stuff to get through, but those'll have to wait.

[twistingthetale]

I've just finished The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, and will probably start on Awakening by S. J. Bolton next. For help with my 2YN novel I'm reading various sections of The Crime Writer's Guide to Police Paractice and Procedure by Michael O'Byrne.