Books About Writing

By Rebecca Demarest's Recommendations

By Rebecca Demarest's Recommendations

Books About Writing

These are all books I have read and found useful in regards to the practice of writing. There's a wide range and they are in no particular order! I will try and keep this updated as I keep reading! The only book I couldn't put on this list is Writing the Other by Nisi Shawl. Super important, go get it.

Storycraft, Second Edition: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction

Storycraft, Second Edition: The Complete Guide to Writing...

Jack Hart

$18.00

$16.74

Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction (Revised)

Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction (Revised)

Mimi Schwartz and Sondra Perl

$94.24

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott

$16.00

$14.88

Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction (Expanded)

Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction (Expanded)

Charles Baxter

$16.00

$14.88

It's All Just a Draft

It's All Just a Draft

Tobias S. Buckell

$13.95

Make Good Art

Make Good Art

Neil Gaiman

$15.99

Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction

Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and...

Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson

$19.99

$18.59

Morphology of the Folktale: Second Edition

Morphology of the Folktale: Second Edition

V. Propp

$25.24

Never Say You Can't Survive

Never Say You Can't Survive

Charlie Jane Anders

$26.99

$25.10

On Becoming a Novelist

On Becoming a Novelist

John Gardner

$15.00

$13.95

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

William Zinsser

$17.99

$16.73

Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style

Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style

Suzanne McConnell and Kurt Vonnegut

$19.95

$18.55

Pocket Workshop: Essays on living as a writer

Pocket Workshop: Essays on living as a writer

$17.95

$16.69

Putting the Science in Fiction: Expert Advice for Writing with Authenticity in Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Other Genres

Putting the Science in Fiction: Expert Advice for Writing...

$19.98

$18.58

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

$18.00

$16.74

The 10% Solution: Self-editing for the Modern Writer

The 10% Solution: Self-editing for the Modern Writer

Ken

$9.99

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

John Gardner

$17.00

$15.81

The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

Charles Baxter

$14.00

$13.02

The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style

William Strunk and E. White

$14.99

$13.94

The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story...

Donald Maass

$17.99

$16.73

The Ethics of Life Writing

The Ethics of Life Writing

$34.74

The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture

The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop...

Gail Carriger

$15.99

The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers, Revised and Updated: Interviews, Examples, and Advice from Today's Most Celebrated Writer

The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers, Revised...

Elizabeth Benedict

$20.99

$19.52

The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth

Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell

$17.00

$15.81

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide

Robert Pinsky

$17.00

$15.81

If you have ideas of others I might like, send them over!