Why it’s on the list: Of all the books on this list, this is the one I recommend most often. Then, bookmark this page for future reference.ġ The Book Most Likely to Improve Your ScenesĢ The ‘Nearly Everything You Need in One Book’ Bookģ A Book To Help You Master Fiction’s Most Important SkillĤ Books To Help You Recognize a Page-Turning Plotĥ Using, Not Abusing, the Hero’s/Heroine’s JourneyĦ Books to Help You Create Believable Charactersħ Books to Help You Build Productive Writing Habits & Master Your Mind Read on or click a link below to jump to that section. Each recommendation below says why the book is on this list, what topics the book includes, when the book is likely to be helpful, and when you’d be better off skipping it. One of the hardest parts about learning to be a better writer is figuring out what writing advice applies to you and your current work-in-progress.If you search Amazon for books about writing fiction there are over 70,000+ results.įrom book descriptions it’s often hard to tell what topics the book covers, and under what circumstances you’re supposed to use the advice within.Īfter reading over 50 books about writing fiction, I’ve put the ones that I and my editing clients have found most useful in this blog post.

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