Recs if you like Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction...

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!

Books of craft, technique, theory, and writing exercises

Or: hobbies to try while touching grass

Instructional nonfiction about all types of arts & crafts, creative DIY, games, pastimes, skills, and offline activities in general. For this list I'm favoring comprehensive introductions & broader overviews — you won't find every worthwhile book about (eg) furniture building, hair braiding, or paper airplanes here, but you will find a little taster of each. See what catches your eye!

SISTER LISTS: You Should Start a Zine | Opting Out of Fast Fashion

Qwordy's Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 8 Word Titles Prompt You must find TEN titles total with the total number words in the title going from one all the way through ten. I'll break these lists down into the total number of words in the title to make planning easier. This is an on going list and always open for recommendations

Is all this reading inspiring you to write your own book? Go for it! Here are some sources of tips, inspiration, and motivation. Recommendations accepted, especially how-tos for genres not yet covered.

A personal study in gothic lit, fantasy, mythology, and the writing of it.

Books on the craft of writing.

Books on writing (some general advice, some genre-focused, some reference books) so you can "get good at writing, scrub."

Nonfiction books on my TBR