Recs if you like Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You...

For a book to make this list, it needs to start with X, Y, or Z (ignoring "The," "A," "An"), be a standalone or series opener, and have at least a 3.7 star average rating on Pagebound. Pulling from a variety of genres!

Nonfiction books on how to write -in all different genres- well. (Not so much about publishing, just writing for the joy of creating).

Are you trying to write 50,000 words of a novel in November? Previously known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) which has been disbanded, this is a yearly challenge to get though creative brains going! Here are some writing craft books to help you out.

Because what's better than procrastinating writing by reading what other people have written about writing??

Books with very little forum posts, or completely empty forums. Some more hidden gems that you can help bring to the broader audience. I welcome any recs, of books under or around 50 forum posts, from the comments<3

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!

writers writing about writing and, also about becoming and being a writer.

Instructional creative writing books.