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 Novel Idea: Best advice on writing Inspirational Fiction, ChiLibris, Tyndale House
Getting Into Character, Brandilyn Collins, John Wiley & Sons
Plot vs. Character, Jeff Gerke, Writer's Digest Books
GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict, Debra Dixon, Gryphon Books
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 BooksQuit Your Day Job, Jim Denney, Quill Driver Books (To order, call 1-800-497-4909)Revision & Self-Editing, James Scott Bell, Writer's Digest BooksSelf-Editing for Fiction Writers, Renni Browne & Dave King, HarperCollinsStein on Writing, Sol Stein, St. Martin’s PressStrunk & 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 BooksThe 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 BooksWriting the Breakout Novel, Donald Maass, Writer's Digest BooksWriting the Christian Romance, Gail Gaymer Martin, Writer's Digest Books
