Further Reading Recommendations for Writers

There are a ton of fabulous books out there that you can read to improve your craft, your grammar, and your know-how as a writer.

Here is a long list of my favorites.

Craft

• Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway
• Story Engineering by Larry Brooks
• Story Physics by Larry Brooks
• The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop by Stephen Koch
• Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell
• Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular by Rust Hills
• 2k to 10k by Rachel Aaron
• On Writing by Stephen King
• The Spooky Art by Normal Mailer
• Let’s Write a Short Story by Joe Bunting
• Write Good or Die by many authors (edited by Scott Nicholson)
• On Writing Well by William Zinsser
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
• Story Grid: What Good Editors Know by Shawn Coyne

Grammar and Style

• The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
• The Chicago Manual of Style
• The Associated Press Stylebook 2015

Indie Publishing

• Let’s Get Digital: How To Self-Publish, And Why You Should by David Gaughran
• Let’s Get Visible: How To Get Noticed And Sell More Books by David Gaughran
• Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success) by Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt, and David Wright
• Business For Authors: How To Be An Author Entrepreneur by Joanna Penn

Know of another book that should definitely be included in this list? Let me know by leaving a comment below!

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