Recs if you like Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts...

I've read a lot of books about writing, and most of them didn't help me become a better writer. a lot of books about writing are ... unhelpful, actually.

so here is a list of only the most practical books I've read about writing. (note: this isn't to say other books I've read about writing aren't good and enjoyable and worth reading, just that they aren't the type you can read and immediately apply and do a better job of being a writer as a result!)

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

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!