Lists of Bests: Books for Writers http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17172 A list of books that will help writers with their craft. Please feel free to add to this list. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:38:41 GMT en-us 0 50 45 0 0 Writer's Digest Guide to Good Writing http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1705496 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1705496"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1582971382.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056524026_.jpg" /></a></div> Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2369367 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2369367"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0452276578.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056445012_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Barnaby Conrad</div> Fiction Writer's Workshop http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2164044 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2164044"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1884910394.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Josip Novakovich</div> Get That Novel Started!: (And Keep It Going 'Til You Finish (And Keep Going 'til You Finish) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2370244 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2370244"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0898795176.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056506486_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donna Levin</div> Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/316743 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/316743"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060545690.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Renni Browne</div> The Elements of Style Illustrated http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62018 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/62018"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1594200696.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William Strunk Jr.</div> On Becoming a Novelist http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10929 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10929"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0393320030.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Gardner</div> Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10276 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10276"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0385480016.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Anne Lamott</div> Zen in the Art of Writing http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15827 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15827"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553296345.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ray Bradbury</div> In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27308 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27308"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0884481492.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steve Kowit</div> The Art & Craft of Playwriting http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1683301 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1683301"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1884910467.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jeffrey Hatcher</div> This Craft of Verse (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18294 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18294"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0674008200.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jorge Luis Borges</div> The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1208337 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1208337"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1592571727.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Thomas Monteleone</div> Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55746 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55746"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1582343306.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gotham Writers' Workshop</div> Gotham Writers' Workshop Fiction Gallery: Exceptional Short Stories Selected by New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/236177 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/236177"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1582344620.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alexander Steele</div> Writing Movies: The Practical Guide to Creating Stellar Screenplays http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/553430 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/553430"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/159691145X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gotham Writers' Workshop</div> On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/224574 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/224574"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060891548.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William K. Zinsser</div> Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/962588 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/962588"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1590303164.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Natalie Goldberg</div> The St. Martin's Guide to Writing http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2783651 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2783651"><img src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/01VSSA2JC7L.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Rise B. Axelrod</div> Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd Edition: The Best-Selling Book on How to Think Funny, Write Funny, Act Funny, And Get Paid For It http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/228410 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/228410"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1582973571.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mel Helitzer</div> Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1646802 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1646802"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0316014982.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V46974073_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roy Peter Clark</div> Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/513750 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/513750"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060519606.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gail Carson Levine</div> How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (How to Write a Damn Good Novel) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5753 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5753"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312010443.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James N. Frey</div> Write for College: A Students Handbook http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1570789 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1570789"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0669444022.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Patrick Sebranek</div> How to Write a Book Proposal http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/754872 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/754872"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1582972516.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Larsen</div> How to Write It: A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2783652 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2783652"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/118SR4BECFL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sandra E. Lamb</div> How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31791 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31791"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1580650155.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114647904_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Denny Martin Flinn</div> How to Write a Damn Good Mystery http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1585033 <div id="position">28</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by </div> How to Write Poetry: Learn What Makes a Good Poem--and How to Express Yourself Through Poetry http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2541938 <div id="position">29</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div> The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10349 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10349"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/038549422X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Freedom Writers</div> Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2617575 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2617575"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060777052.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V45194088_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Francine Prose</div> A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer within You http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/57619 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/57619"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0380784300.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ralph Fletcher</div> On Writing http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/21457 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/21457"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743455967.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen King</div> Writing Creative Nonfiction: Instruction and Insights from Teachers of the Associated Writing Programs http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/126173 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/126173"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1884910505.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18768 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18768"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0679734031.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44910892_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Gardner</div> Writing the Wave: Inspired Rides for Aspiring Writers http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2948399 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2948399"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/01R4T98H1ML.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elizabeth Ayres</div> The 30-Minute Writer: How to Write & Sell Short Pieces http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2948400 <div id="position">37</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Connie Emerson</div> Starting from Scratch http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15852 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/15852"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/055334630X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Rita Mae Brown</div> Writers Book of Matches: 1,001 Prompts to Ignite Your Fiction, the staff of fresh boiled peanuts, a literary journal http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1954622 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1954622"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/158297411X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> The Pocket Muse: Ideas & Inspirations for Writing http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/109345 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/109345"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1582973229.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Monica Wood</div> The Complete Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway : The Finca Vigia Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19428 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19428"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0684843323.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ernest Hemingway</div> The Writing Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1202 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1202"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060919884.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Annie Dillard</div> The Weekend Novelist http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25987 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25987"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0823084507.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1104949213_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert J Ray</div> 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/534363 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/534363"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1400033187.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jane Smiley</div> Revising Fiction: A Handbook for Writers http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14018 <div id="position">45</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Madden</div>