BOOKS

On Writing by Stephen King         

The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White. 

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg

The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman

 The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles, by Steven Pressfield.

Stein on Writing by Sol Stein

Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass 

The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 3rd Edition by Christopher Vogler and Michele Montez

A New Guide to Better Writing by Ph.D. Rudolf Franz Flesch and A. H. Lass

Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School by Gotham Writers' Workshop

Writing Movies: The Practical Guide to Creating Stellar Screenplays  by Gotham Writers' Workshop

The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series, No. 17) by Joseph Campbell

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

 Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury

Writing Well by William Zinsser

Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark 

Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on the Writing Life by Anne Lamott

The Writing Life by Annie Dillard

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writersby John Gardner

Wired For Story by Lisa Cron
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Save the Cat by Blake Snyder (for screenwriting but has excellent information that applies to writing a manuscript as well)
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100 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Gary Provost (lots of great writing tips. You have probably seen the popular tip about varying your sentence length - this is page 58 of Gary's book).
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The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
(All of the Thesauruses by Angela and Becca are excellent resources for writers)
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maas
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Understanding Show Don't Tell (And Really Getting It) by Janice Hardy
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Fight Write by Carla Hoch: How to Write Believable Fight Scenes

ADDITIONAL READING MATERIAL