Elements of Style
by Strunk & White
This small book is recognized as the single most useful book in a writer’s library.
The Novel: From Plot to Print
and
Telling Lies for Fun and Profit
by Lawrence Block
Mystery writer Lawrence Block uses his own life as a writer and excerpts from his own works to illustrate the techniques he has found useful.
Writer’s Digest Books Elements of Fiction
Conflict, Action and Suspense by William Noble
Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress
Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card
Description by Monica Wood
Dialogue by Lewis Turco
Setting by Jack M. Bickham
Plot by Asen Dibell
Scene and Structure by Jack M. Bickham
Each of these (and other) books from the Writer’s Digest Library is helpful on its own; together they are a comprehensive guide to writing fiction.
The Chicago Manual of Style
or
The New York Times Manual of Style
or
other major publisher’s style manual
An up-to-date style manual is absolutely necessary for the serious writer.
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