One of my favorite signs of spring is the opening of the Minneapolis Farmers' Market. Love the veggies, flowers, and especially the chocolate seller who makes turtles that are so mouth watering, I'm seriously drooling on my dang keyboard just thinking about them.

So yeah, it's no secret that I love hanging out at the market, and it got me to thinking . . . what if there were a Writers' Market? What kind of booths would be there? What kinds of products could be purchased? Cue the cheesy harp segue music . . .

Mystery/Suspense Booth
Step up to this booth and you'll be able to buy the knowledge of how to dole out information in digestible bites. You can also buy the sweet skill of how not to heap backstory in chunks large enough to choke a reader.
Suggestion: The Echoes of Freedom series by Elizabeth Ludwig, book I is No Safe Harbor

Romance Stand
Peruse this stand to learn how to ramp up emotional intensity and connect to a reader's deep desire to be loved. Go ahead. Admit it. You do desire to be loved, I don't care who you are. It's the way God made us.
Suggestion: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

Poetry Seller
Stop by this seller and snatch up the ability to write tight.
Suggestion: The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg by Carl Sandburg.

Classics Stall
There's no passing up this stall. Here you can scoop up a deal on learning how to put words together in fresh ways.
Suggestion: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

Women's Fiction Table
This table is a favorite of women everywhere. What do readers and fictional characters have in common? Relationships. Pick up one of these fresh stories and you'll see first-hand how to master this technique.
Suggestion: Chapel Springs Revival by Ane Mulligan

Fantasy/Sci Fi Hut
There's always a crowd at this hut because here you can purchase the expertise of how to pull a reader out of their present situation and into a fictional realm.
Suggestion: Failstate by John Otte

Historical Counter
Who wouldn't want to own gobs of freshly-picked facts and the expertise to weave those facts into fiction?
Suggestion: Born of Persuasion by Jessica Dotta

There you have it. A whole plethora of writerly skills shown in story format, all available now at the Writers Market. Okay, so really they're just books at Amazon, but a stellar selection that I heartily recommend.