Novel November

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.

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created by kathytrithardt

last updated November, 2025

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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

John Truby

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

The Art of Dramatic Writing

Lajos Egri

Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

Lisa Cron

Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative

Chuck Wendig

On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I

Timothy Hickson

Zen in the Art of Writing

Ray Bradbury

The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work (Works)

Joseph Campbell

The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition

Christopher Vogler

The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture

Gail Carriger

Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Elements of Style: The Original Manual of Writing and Composition

William Strunk Jr.

The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life

Allison Fallon

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

Natalie Goldberg

The Artist's Way Workbook

Julia Cameron

No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days

Chris Baty

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

William Zinsser

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

Jessica Brody

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

Comments

kathytrithardt

Do you have recommendations for writing books that have helped you? Please let me know so I can add them!

muddywords

The On Writing and Worldbuilding series by Timothy Hickson is my go-to! He's the man behind the Hello Future Me YouTube channel which also covers the same topics!

kathytrithardt

Awesome, added! Thanks so much!

bobblebee

aw, awesome! i was so excited to see this pop up on my feed. i was interested in trying something like that this month (haven't done any research into it yet honestly buuuuutttttt)

kathytrithardt

I've done it a few times, all at random points in my life, but am taking a class a out story structure right now, which reminded me of this challenge!