Writer's Resources: Recommendations to Improve Your Craft

Below, I’ve listed many of the books and websites that I found useful as writer’s resources for learning the craft of writing. I hope you recognize some old friends and maybe find something new and useful on your journey.

Writer’s Resources: Books

Becoming A Writer by Dorothea Brande		Referenced in Hello World! and Brute Force Won’t Cut It
Storyteller by Kate Wilhelm
On Writing by Stephen King
20 Master Plots and how to build them by Ronald B. Tobias		Referenced in Plotting A Course
Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott		Referenced in Hello World!
The Art of Fiction by John Gardener		Referenced in Art & Craft
Scene & Structure by Jack M. Bickham		Referenced in Plotting A Course
Chapter after Chapter by Heather Sellers		Referenced in Critical Reading and Plotting A Course
The Writer’s Journey, Third Edition: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler		Referenced in Critical Thinking and The Plot Thickens…?
Emotional Structure: Creating the Story Beneath the Plot by Peter Dunne		Referenced in Architecture of Emotion and More Structural Designs and Magic Number 3 and Perfection! and Emotional Composition and Jump Start or Just Insane? and 11757 and The Plot Thickens…? and Cheese with my whine? and Work In Progress!
Creating Unforgettable Characters by Linda Seger		Referenced in Tagged & Hero Issues and Holding Out For A Hero
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King		Referenced in Tagged & Hero Issues
On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells by Leigh Michaels		Referenced in Ker-Snap! and Frustrated
Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Nancy Kress
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass		Referenced in Who’s your hero?
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass		Referenced in Who’s your hero?
Romancing The Beat by Gwen Hayes
Finding Your Writer’s Voice by Bria Quinlan and Jeannie Lin