Incoming Resources
- The science of storytelling, why stories make us human and how to tell them better, Will Storr
- Writing with quiet hands, how to shape your writing to resonate with readers, Paula Munier
- Writing fantastic fiction, Jennifer Joline Anderson
- Spilling ink, a young writer's handbook, by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter ; illustrated by Matt Phelan
- 12 great tips on writing fiction, by Catherine Elisabeth Shipp
- The plot thickens, 8 ways to bring fiction to life, Noah Lukeman
- Mastering the process, from idea to novel, Elizabeth George
- On writing, Eudora Welty ; introduction by Richard Bausch
- The secret miracle, the novelist's handbook, edited by Daniel AlarcoĢn
- A novel in a year, from first page to last in 52 weeks, Louise Doughty
- Make a scene, Jordan Rosenfeld
- Wonderbook, the illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction, Jeff VanderMeer ; art by Jeremy Zerfoss (and many others)
- How to write like Tolstoy, a journey into the minds of our greatest writers, Richard Cohen
- The key, how to write damn good fiction using the power of myth, James N. Frey
- Elements of fiction, Walter Mosley
- Negotiating with the dead, a writer on writing, Margaret Atwood
- Beyond the first draft, the art of fiction, John Casey
- 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
- Everything and less, the novel in the age of Amazon, Mark McGurl
- The Modern Library writer's workshop, a guide to the craft of fiction, Stephen Koch
- This is not a writing manual, notes for the young writer in the real world, Kerri Majors
- Brave the page, a young writer's guide to telling epic stories, by Rebecca Stern & Grant Faulkner
- Novelist's boot camp, 101 ways to take your book from boring to bestseller, Todd A. Stone
- Writing blockbuster plots, a step-by-step guide to mastering plot, structure & scene, Martha Alderson
- How fiction works, James Wood
- I, grape; or the case for fiction, essays, Brock Clarke
- Flights of fancy, creative inspiration from ten award-winning authors and illustrators, Quentin Blake, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Anthony Browne, Julia Donaldson, Malorie Blackman, Chris Riddell, Lauren Child ; with an introduction by Anita Silvey
- The complete handbook of novel writing, the editors of Writer's Digest Books
- The kite and the string, how to write with spontaneity and control - and live to tell the tale, Alice Mattison
- Refuse to be done, how to write and rewrite a novel in three drafts, Matt Bell
- Thanks, but this isn't for us, a (sort of) compassionate guide to why your writing is being rejected, Jessica Page Morrell
- Craft in the real world, rethinking fiction writing and workshopping, Matthew Salesses
- Beginnings, middles & ends, Nancy Kress
- Revision & self-editing, techniques for transforming your first draft into a finished novel, James Scott Bell
- Look! I wrote a book! (And you can too!), by Sally Lloyd-Jones ; illustrated by Neal Layton
- No plot? No problem!, a low-stress, high-velocity guide to writing a novel in 30 days, Chris Baty, founder of National Novel Writing Month
- Bored Bella learns about fiction and nonfiction, by Sandy Donovan ; illustrated by Leeza Hernandez
- Characters and viewpoint, Orson Scott Card
- The complete handbook of novel writing, everything you need to know to create & sell your work, the editors of Writer's Digest
- This year you write your novel, Walter Mosley
- Characters, emotion & viewpoint, techniques and exercises for crafting dynamic characters and effective viewpoints, by Nancy Kress
- The secrets of story, Matt Bird
- The last draft, a novelist's guide to revision, Sandra Scofield
- The lie that tells a truth, a guide to writing fiction, John Dufresne
- 20 master plots, and how to build them, Ronald B. Tobias
- How to write your best story ever!, written by Christopher Edge ; illustrated by Nathan Reed
- Pity the reader, on writing with style, Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne McConnell