I picked up Chapter after Chapter by Heather Sellers today and I can’t put it down. Her tips are fantastic. Even though I know I make the rules, Sellers gives you the permission to make writing a priority. One of her suggestions is to read 100 books that are in some way related to the novel you are writing (or plan to write). Since I’ve been working on my novel for about six months, I included the books I’ve read during that time in the list. Hopefully, this blog will help me stay on track. Here are the first fifty books…I’ll tackle the next fifty when this list is complete! Book suggestions are welcome:)
- Chapter by Chapter by Heather Sellers
- Twilight of Avalon by Anna Elliot
- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
- The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
- Outlander by Diana Galbadron
- Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Galbadron
- Voyager by Diana Galbadron
- Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbadron
- The Fiery Cross by Diana Galbadron
- A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Galbadron
- An Echo in the Bone by Diana Galbadron
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Blind Assasin by Margaret Atwood
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
- Living Dead In Dallas by Charlaine Harris
- Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
- Dead To The World by Charlaine Harris
- Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris
- Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
- All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
- From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harris
- Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyers
- New Moon by Stephenie Meyers
- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyers
- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyers
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Fellowship Of The Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Return Of The King by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
- Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
- The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
- The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
- The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
- The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- Jonathon Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Interview With A Vampire by Anne Rice
- The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
- The Queen Of The Damned by Anne Rice
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
- Messenger by Lois Lowry
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Man, what a great list of books! I highly recommend if you read The Golden Compass, reading the other two books in the His Dark Materials trilogy as well. My favorite personally is The Subtle Knife (I always seem to have a soft spot for the oft-neglected middle books of trilogies); the whole trilogy is, in my opinion, absolutely breath-taking.
Also, although it seems like YA fantasy is the dominant trend, I might possibly recommend John Bellairs’s “The House With a Clock In Its Walls” as a novel worth perusing. It’s a YA gothic-horror novel with strong occult elements; the characters are exceptionally round (literally — Bellairs is in the Daniel M. Pinkwater club of YA novelists with sympathetic overweight characters), and it is both funny and thrilling.
Gosh, this has inspired me to check out the bookstore to pick up a few more novels to add to my enormous collection of contemporary YA lit.
I love Bellairs! It’s been a while since I’ve read him, so thanks for the reminder:) I’m a Contemp YA lit fan too, so I’d love to hear more of your recommendations!
i think you & i like the same kind of books – any good suggestions for a beach trip?
I love LobotoME!
If I were going to the beach, I would definitely bring along the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. It’s the most fun I’ve had reading in a long time!
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