My Suggested Reading List for Writers

I've been asked a lot recently for a list of books on writing to read.

Here it is (for now:)

For Fiction Writers:
• Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
• Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
• Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
• Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
• Writing and Selling the Christian Novel by Penelope J. Stokes
• The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes: (And How to Avoid Them) by Jack M. Bickham
• The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life by Noah Lukeman
• Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French
• The Fire in Fiction by Donald Maas

For All Writers:


• Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide to Language for Fun and Spite by June Casagrande
• Christian Writer’s Market Guide by Sally Stuart
• Writer's Digest Market Guide• Woe is I by Patricia O’Conner
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
• Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
• Publicize Your Book by Jacqueline Deval
• The Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer
• A Christian Writer’s Manual of Style by Bob Hudson & Shelley Townsend
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White
• On Writing Well by William Zinsser
• You Can Market Your Book by Carmen Leal
• The Art of the Book Proposal by Eric Maisel
• Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul by Susan Harrow
Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams: Insider Secrets to SKYROCKET Your Success
W. Terry Whalin
Book Proposals That Sell: 21 SECRETS TO SPEED YOUR SUCCESS
W. Terry Whalin; Paperback