Resources

Books For Writers

Books on writing recommended by members of the CFF Executive Committee. Recommendations thus far from: Margie Winslow (MW); Mauricio Matiz (MM); Tania Moore (TM); Richard Nochimson (RN). More to come.

On Structure and Editing Fiction

  • Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King (MW)
  • Revising Fiction: A Handbook for Writers (1988) by David Madden (RN)
  • Your Book Starts Here: Create, Craft, and Sell Your First Novel, Memoir, or Nonfiction Book (2011) by Mary Carroll Moore (MW)
  • Story Structure Architect (2005) by Victoria Lynn Schmidt (MW)
  • Save the Cat (2005) by Blake Snyder (TM) (on screenwriting)
  • The Writer's Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition (2020) by Christopher Vogler (TM)

On a Writing Life

  • Bird by Bird - Some Instructions on Writing and Life (1995) by Anne Lamott (MM)

Reference Books

  • Bedford Handbook for Writers by Diane Hacker (numerous editions available) (MM)
  • Elements of Style by Strunk and White (MW)

Other Noteworthy Recommendations

CFF Video Library

The Columbia Fiction Foundry maintains a YouTube video library of its past events.

Here's a recording of our most recent event, Meet the Gatekeepers, April 10, 2025: