Best Books on Writing for Writers

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What books have helped you when trying to write?
1
On Writing
by Stephen King
18,688 members
518 reviews
4.2
8 Members
gilroy, SqueakyChu, konallis, deldevries, sturlington, StephenBarkley, LisaMaria_C, ricardolopezp
2
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
10,232 members
240 reviews
4.1
7 Members
SqueakyChu, lquilter, foggidawn, smcwl, deldevries, sturlington, dianeham
3
The Elements of Style
by William Jr. Strunk
20,018 members
193 reviews
4.2
4 Members
smcwl, deldevries, LisaMaria_C, Bretzky1
4
On Writing Well
by William Zinsser
6,907 members
77 reviews
4.1
4 Members
ABVR, smcwl, StephenBarkley, Bretzky1
7
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
by Renni Browne
1,443 members
49 reviews
4.2
2 Members
gilroy, LisaMaria_C
8
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
by Janet Burroway
1,374 members
17 reviews
4
2 Members
Bretzky1, Maude.Martha
9
The Writer's Idea Book
by Jack Heffron
808 members
7 reviews
3.8
2 Members
gilroy, SamHandley
10
The Screenwriter's Workbook
by Syd Field
533 members
2 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
Bretzky1, dianeham
11
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian
8,229 members
25 reviews
3.9
Member
Bretzky1
12
The Chicago Manual of Style
by University of Chicago Press Staff
6,382 members
32 reviews
½ 4.4
Member
smcwl
13
No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days
by Chris Baty
1,960 members
60 reviews
3.8
Member
gilroy
14
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters
by Christopher Vogler
1,830 members
33 reviews
4
Member
Bretzky1
15
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing
by Margaret Atwood
1,458 members
28 reviews
3.8
Member
sturlington
16
The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide For Editors And Journalists
by Arthur Plotnik
1,360 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
aulsmith
18
What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
by Anne Bernays
1,039 members
10 reviews
3.8
Member
SamHandley
19
Writing to Learn
by William Zinsser
838 members
6 reviews
3.8
Member
smcwl
20
Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language
by Random House Publishing
682 members
3 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
Bretzky1
21
The Weekend Novelist
by Robert J. Ray
644 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Bretzky1
23
The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets
by Ted Kooser
621 members
10 reviews
4.1
Member
deldevries
24
Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
by Elizabeth George
566 members
19 reviews
3.8
Member
LisaMaria_C
25
On Moral Fiction
by John Gardner
491 members
10 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
smcwl
26
Starting from Scratch
by Rita Mae Brown
436 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
lilithcat
27
Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace
by Joseph M. Williams
411 members
3 reviews
4.2
Member
sturlington
29
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing
by Laurie E. Rozakis
230 members
1 review
½ 3.7
Member
SamHandley
30
On Writers and Writing
by John Gardner
224 members
1 review
4
Member
smcwl
32
The Burning Pen: Sex Writers on Sex Writing
by M. Christian
21 members
½ 2.5
Member
lilithcat
33
The Craft of Writing the Novel
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
6 members
3
Member
Bretzky1