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A list of books that will help writers with their craft. Please feel free to add to this list.

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    Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters
    by Barnaby Conrad
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    Fiction Writer's Workshop
    by Josip Novakovich
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    The Elements of Style Illustrated
    by William Strunk Jr.
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    On Becoming a Novelist
    by John Gardner
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    Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
    by Anne Lamott
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    In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop
    by Steve Kowit
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    The Art and Craft of Playwriting
    by Jeffery Hatcher
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    This Craft of Verse (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
    by Jorge Luis Borges
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    The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel
    by Thomas Monteleone
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    Writing Movies: The Practical Guide to Creating Stellar Screenplays
    by Gotham Writers' Workshop
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    The St. Martin's Guide to Writing
    by Rise B. Axelrod
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    Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
    by Roy Peter Clark
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    Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
    by Gail Carson Levine
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    Write for College: A Students Handbook
    by Patrick Sebranek
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    How to Write a Book Proposal
    by Michael Larsen
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    How to Write a Damn Good Mystery

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    A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You
    by Ralph Fletcher
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    On Writing
    by Stephen King
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    Writing Creative Nonfiction

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    The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
    by John Gardner
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    Writing the Wave: Inspired Rides for Aspiring Writers
    by Elizabeth Ayres
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    The 30-Minute Writer: How to Write & Sell Short Pieces
    by Connie Emerson
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    Starting from Scratch
    by Rita Mae Brown
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    The Pocket Muse
    by Monica Wood
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    The Writing Life
    by Annie Dillard
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    The Weekend Novelist
    by Robert J. Ray
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    13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
    by Jane Smiley
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    Revising Fiction: A Handbook for Writers
    by David Madden
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Created by reenum on Oct 25, 2006.
 

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reenum

Keep on adding those books — 4 years ago

Greetings all,

I’m glad to see that people are adding on to this list.

I think we should also add novels or short story collections that can help a writer create good plot, characters, dialogue, etc.

Oct 29, 05:45AM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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