Are You Looking for Helpful Books on Writing?

Now that I have one published novel under my wings, people often confess to me that they, too, dream of writing a book, and they ask me for advice on how to write. In case you also wish to write, I offer here some of the books I found helpful. (Random order. This is the tip of the iceberg!)

I wish you a wonderful Writing Journey.

The Creative Process:
On Writing Stephen KIng
Bird by Bird Anne Lamott
Writing Without Teachers Peter Elbow
The Artist’s Way Julia Cameron
Writing Yourself Home Kimberley Snow
The War of Art Steven Pressfield
Move Our Message Susan C. Strong
If You Want to Write Brenda Ueland
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published Arielle Eckstut & David Henry Sterry

Fiction Writing:
Characters & ViewpointOrson Scott Card
Scene & Structure Jack M. Bickham
Plot & Structure James Scott Bell
A Writer’s Guide to Fiction Elizabeth Lyon
The Fire in Fiction Donald Maass
Writing the Breakout Novel Donald Maass

Mystery Writing:
Writing Mysteries – A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America edited by Sue Grafton
How to Solve a Murder – The Forensic Handbook Michael Kurland
Don’t Murder Your Mystery Chris Roerden
The Elements of Mystery Fiction – Writing the Modern Whodunit William G. Tapply
You Can Write a Mystery Gillian Roberts

Editing:
Manuscript Makeover Elizabeth Lyon