These books have been recommended by successful authors and / or have been helpful to me personally. I hope you enjoy building your library.
Writing Classes I Recommend:
Online Workshops – Dean Wesley Smith
In-Person Workshops – Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch
WMG Lecture Series – Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Writing Classes – Holly Lisle
Books on Craft:
Beginnings, Middles and Ends – Nancy Kress
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint – Nancy Kress
Description & Setting – Ron Rozelle
Write Great Fiction: Dialogue – Gloria Kempton
The First Five Pages – Noah Lukeman
How to Grow a Novel – Sol Stein
Immediate Fiction – Jerry Cleaver
Plot & Structure – James Scott Bell
Sin & Syntax – Constance Hale
Stein on Writing – Sol Stein
Story – Robert McKee
Techniques of the Selling Writer – Dwight V. Swain
The Writer’s Journey – Christopher Vogler
Word Magic for Writers – Cindy Rogers
Word Painting – Rebecca McClanahan
Writing Dialogue – Tom Chiarella
Writing for Emotional Impact – Karl Iglesias
Writing the Breakout Novel – Donald Maass
Books on Writing Romance:
The Art of Romance Writing – Valerie Parv
How to Write Romances – Phyllis Taylor Pianka
Improve Your Romance Writing Skills – Geneviéve & Michael Montcombroux
On Writing Romance – Leigh Michaels
The Romance Writer’s Handbook – Rebecca Vinyeard
Writing a Romance Novel for Dummies – Leslie Wainger
Writing the Great American Romance Novel – Catherine Lanigan
Writing Romance – Vanessa Grant
Writing Romances – Edited by Rita Clay Estrada and Rita Gallagher
You Can Write a Romance – Rita Clay Estrada and Rita Gallagher
Books on Editing and Marketing:
Book Proposals That Sell – W. Terry Whalin
Revision & Self-Editing – James Scott Bell
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers – Renni Brown and Dave King
The Sell Your Novel Took Kit – Elizabeth Lyon
Links for World Building / Magic / Fantasy:
30 Days of World Building – Stephanie Cottrell Bryant
Magical World Builder’s Guide – Stephanie Cottrell Bryant
Writing Plays:
Writing for Theater and Film – Carina Jaramillo
Writing / Publishing Tools:
Scrivener – the most versatile writing software I’ve found.
Vellum – when you’re ready to create beautiful books.
Affinity Designer – graphic arts software; for beautiful cover creation.
