| The Career Novelist - Donald Maass | | | | the non-manual, writing manual. |
| This book is a primer for anyone serious about | | | | Writing the Breakout Novel - Donald Maass |
| pursuing a writing career. Covers everything from | | | | Observations on what it takes to push the |
| creation to publication. | | | | average writer into the stratosphere. Great tips |
| GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict - Debra Dixon | | | | on upping the ante in your own work. |
| If you don't have this book, drop everything and | | | | Ten Percent of Nothing: The Case of the Literary |
| get a copy. GMC is the building blocks of all good | | | | Agent From Hell - Fisher |
| fiction and Deb Dixon shows you how to stack | | | | Every aspiring writer should read this book. Not |
| the blocks like an expert. | | | | every agent has your best interest at heart. |
| Story - Robert McKee | | | | Presents a real world case of what happens when |
| Technically, this book is for screenwriters, but it | | | | writers ignore the warning signs. |
| does a great job of breaking down all the | | | | Dojo Wisdom for Writers - Jennifer Lawler |
| elements of good story. This text uses movie | | | | A different approach to the "writers-life" book. |
| examples, which makes the lessons accessible to | | | | Includes exercises to help overcome fears and |
| everyone. | | | | blocks that might be holding you back. |
| Self-Editing for the Fiction Writer: How to Edit | | | | The Synonym Finder - J.I. Rodale |
| Yourself Into Print - Browne and King | | | | Better than any thesaurus ever written. |
| The self-editing book of choice because it covers | | | | Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life - Edited by |
| what's relevant to fiction writers, including | | | | Barnaby Conrad and Monte Schultz |
| redundancy, show vs. tell, POV, voice, and | | | | This book is indispensable! Yes, it includes tips |
| sophistication. | | | | from some well-known authors, but its best asset |
| On Writing - Stephen King | | | | is a good laugh. This business is tough, a little |
| Part memoir and part writing guide. Stephen King's | | | | humor can help get through the rough spots. |
| easy style and rich story telling ability makes this | | | | |