Life just takes over

Back from hiatus folks! Sorry for being MIA. As my chosen title states, sometimes life just takes over and everything takes a back seat. But the recent terrorizing events in Boston and Texas remind us that we cannot take our loved ones for granted and we must not let our dreams languish. We should treat each day as a precious gift to cherish and share with those we love.
As promised, here's my list of the top 10 books that helped me get published. 

1. Larry Brooks - Story Engineering (a bible)
2. Leigh Michaels - On Writing Romance (inspirational and relevant)
3. Michael Hauge - Writing Screenplays That Sell (crack - a must read)
4, Les Edgerton - Hooked (eye opening)
5. Stephen King - On Writing (masterful yet humble)
6. Jack Bickham - Scene and Structure (who knew I needed a sequel?)
7. Ronald Tobias - 20 Master Plots (foundational)
8. Evan Marshall - The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing (nitty gritty)
9. Jordan E. Rosenfeld - Make a SCENE (super nitty gritty - the engine of your story)
10. Christie Craig and Faye Hughes - The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel (this is the book that started it all)
Special thanks to:
11. James Vogler - The Writer's Journey (need 10 cups of expresso and Redbull before reading, but brilliant)
12. Jessica Morrell - Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to write the bad guys of fiction (fun and empowering)