My favorite books on the craft of writing:
* Titles in red are those I've found most helpful for the way I write (as a seat-of-the-pants plotter).
A Complete Guide to Writing for Publication, Susan Titus Osborn, ACW Press
Dare to Be a Great Writer, Leonard Bishop, Writer’s Digest Books
Getting Into Character, Brandilyn Collins, John Wiley & Sons
GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict, Debra Dixon, Gryphon Books
An Introduction to Christian Writing, Ethel Herr, Write Now Publications
The New Writers Handbook 2007, Philip Martin, ed., Scarletta Press
On Writing Well, William Zinsser, Harper & Row
Polishing the PUGS (Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling), Kathy Ide, UpWrite Books
Plot & Structure, James Scott Bell, Writer’s Digest Books
Quit Your Day Job, Jim Denney, Quill Driver Books (To order, call 1-800-497-4909)
Revision & Self-Editing, James Scott Bell, Writer's Digest Books
Stein on Writing, Sol Stein, St. Martin’s Press
Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style, Longman Publisher
The Christian Imagination, Leland Ryken, Shaw Books
The Christian Writer’s Market Guide, Sally E. Stuart, Shaw Books
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction, Ron Benrey, Alpha
The Creative Call, Janice Elsheimer, Shaw Books
The Heart of the Artist, Rory Noland, Zondervan
The Writer’s Journey, Christopher Vogler, Michael Wiese Productions
The Writer’s Market, Writer’s Digest Books
Writing from the Inside Out, Dennis Palumbo, John Wiley & Sons
Writing the Breakout Novel, Donald Maass, Writer's Digest Books
Writing the Christian Romance, Gail Gaymer Martin, Writer's Digest Books
You Can Market Your Book, Carmen Leal, ACW Press
