Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg--the best help I’ve found for how to get words onto the page in your own voice.
Other books by Natalie Goldberg, including Writing Down the Bones, and Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer’s Craft.
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron--great motivation, support, and inspiration for anyone involved in creative endeavors.
improv wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson--helpful tools from improvisational comedy to apply to writing and life.
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh--a timeless reminder, especially for women, of the value of taking time for yourself and feeding your creative spirit.
On Writing by Stephen King--a fascinating at the link between his (and all of our) writing and life.
Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom, edited by Leonard S. Marcus--interesting to be privy to the intimate connection between one famous children’s book editor and some of her famous writers, illuminating how all writers need “hand-holding” from time to time, and how editors used to provide it back in the day.
Negotiating A Book Contract by Mark L. Levine--clear explanations and helpful advice about each specific clause in a book contract.
Organizations
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Institute of Children’s Literature
The Author’s Guild
Children’s Book Council
Children’s Writer
