Recs if you like The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface...
So You Wanna Write a Book?
For anyone who has ever thought, "I want to write a book!" This list gathers craft and creativity-focused guides to help you build your skills, refine your process, and keep your imagination alive!
Reading About Writing
Books of craft, technique, theory, and writing exercises
Scribbling: The Craft of Writing
Nonfiction books on how to write -in all different genres- well. (Not so much about publishing, just writing for the joy of creating).
Writing Craft Books
Books on how to write, for writers and craft nerds. Going beyond your typical Save the Cat. Selected by a developmental editor in the making :)
Writing Reference
Books on writing! From poetry to prose, from literary to genre, a collection of writing reference books that give you writing rules and then teach you how to break them. Also includes writing theory!
Writing books to help with craft!
Books on the craft of writing.
Books about writers and writing
I really personally need this list.
For Writers Who Are Stuck
When the blank page feels overwhelming, when the inspiration just won’t come, when the block feels like it’ll last a lifetime, when the story beats are more cacophony than symphony, give one of these reads a try.
