Met with English Studies Club/Group yesterday and I put together a quick list of links to some websites and books I reference:
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fiction:
Bringing the Devil to His Knees by Charles Baxter
the Art of Fiction by John Gardner
Writing Fiction: a guide to narrative craft by Janet Burroway
poetry:
The Triggering Town by Richard Hugo
Leaping Poetry by Robert Bly
A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver