Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose (FSG Classics)

Flannery O'Connor

Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

John Gardner

Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style

Benjamin Dreyer

Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)

Lisa Cron

How To Write a Page Turner: Craft a Story Your Readers Can't Put Down

Jordan Rosenfeld

The Elements of Style

William Strunk Jr.

Writers on Writing: A Bread Loaf Anthology

Robert Pack

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

Natalie Goldberg

By Cunning & Craft: Practical Wisdom for Fiction Writers

Peter Selgin

Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

Matt Bell

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

Zen in the Art of Writing

Ray Bradbury

Putting the Fact in Fantasy: Expert Advice to Bring Authenticity to Your Fantasy Writing

Dan Koboldt

Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction

Benjamin Percy

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott

The Poets & Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer: Everything You Need to Know About Craft, Inspiration, Agents, Editors, Publishing, and the Business of Building a Sustainable Writing Career

Kevin Larimer

Claims for Poetry

Donald Hall

The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms

Mark Strand

Creating Characters: The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction (Creative Writing Essentials)

The Writer's Digest

The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

Donald Maass