A while ago, I put a call out on the Writers & Artists Twitter account for recommendations on the best creative writing guides out there. I received a huge amount of suggestions and decided to turn them into an official post.
I'll keeping adding to this list and be sure to share your recommendations in the comments below!
On Writers and Writing – Margaret Atwood
The Creative Writing Coursebook Forty-Four Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry - Julia Bell and Paul Magrs
Zen in the Art of Writing – Ray Bradbury
Becoming a Writer – Dorothea Brande
Save the Cat - Jessica Brody
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers - Renni Browne and Dave King
How to Write like Tolstoy - Richard Cohen
Storygrid – Shawn Coyne and Tim Grahl
Aspects of the Novel – EM Forster
Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert
Writing Down the Bones – Natalie Goldberg
Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose – Constance Hale
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction - Patricia Highsmith
On Writing – Stephen King
The Modern Library Writers’ Workshop – Stephen Koch
Bird by Bird – Ann Lamott
Steering the Craft – Ursula Le Guin
The Practice of Writing - David Lodge
The Emotional Craft of Fiction – Donald Maass
How NOT to Write a Novel - Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman
Write to Be Published – Nicola Morgan
Mouth Full of Blood - Toni Morrison
Get Started in Writing YA Fiction – Juliet Mushens
Tips from a Publisher: A Guide to Writing, Editing, Submitting and Publishing Your Book - Scott Pack
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist - Orhan Pamuk
The Rights of the Reader – Daniel Pennac
Making a Scene – Jordan E Rosenfeld
Craft in the Real World - Matthew Salesses
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain - George Saunders
Your Story Matters - Nikesh Shukla
Save the Cat - Blake Snyder
Science of Storytelling – Will Storr
Find Your Voice - Angie Thomas
The Writer’s Journey – Christopher Vogler
Into the Woods – John Yorke
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