I love reading books on the writing craft. I always learn something that I wouldn’t have otherwise known or realized about writing. Writing craft books are also great for motivation on becoming a better writer and for motivating me to write more. After reading a book about storytelling, I find my writing always changes for the better. There is always something new to learn about how to write well, whether or not you’re a beginner writer, or an expert. It’s great to always be a student of writing and to always be striving for the best writing you can do. These are some writing craft books that have helped me over the years. I have so many more I want to read, but these books got me started on reading the writing craft genre.
- The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write with Emotional Power, Develop Achingly Real Characters, Move Your Readers, and Create Riveting Moral Stakes by Donald Mass
- Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel by Lisa Cron
- Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne, Dave Kings
- Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- Understanding Show, Don’t Tell (And Really Getting It) by Janice Hardy