Books on creative writing.

What books on creative writing have you found useful?

Below are my top 10.

1. Aspects of the Novel - E M Forster. (Passage to India, Howards Way, Room With a View).

2. The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition) by William Strunk jr. and E. B. White (Charlotte's Web).

3. The Art and Craft of Novel Writing – Oakley Hall

4. How Fiction Works - Oakley Hall.

5. Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters by Barnaby Conrad. (Each year, Barnaby runs a weekly creative writing course in Santa Barbara).

6. The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction - Barnaby Conrad.

7. Sol Stein on Writing - Sol Stein. (Sol and his friends set up the actors studio in New York. Sol was a publisher, editor, best selling author and award winning lecturer on creative writing at American Universities. Famous authors attend his lectures. Sol was also a friend of Barnaby Conrad).

8. Solutions for Novelists - The Secrets of a Master Editor by Sol Stein.

9. Characters Make Your Story - Maren Elwood. (Creative writing teacher).

10. Write the Short Short - Maren Elwood. (For writers of the Short Story).

I promise you all 10 would be a welcome addition to a would-be author's library.

Check the reviews on Amazon. You can get cheap second hand copies.