Incoming Resources
- Writing a novel and getting published for dummies, by George Green and Lizzy Kremer
- The last draft, a novelist's guide to revision, Sandra Scofield
- Writing stories, fantastic fiction from start to finish, David L. Harrison
- Fiction first aid, instant remedies for novels, stories, and scripts, Raymond Obstfeld
- Elmore Leonard's 10 rules of writing, illustrations by Joe Ciardiello
- Creating character arcs, the masterful author's guide to uniting story structure, plot, and character development, K.M. Weiland
- Mastering the process, from idea to novel, Elizabeth George
- Aspects of the novel, E.M. Forster
- Mastering plot twists, how to use suspense, targeted storytelling strategies, and structure to captivate your readers, Jane K. Cleland ; foreword by Donald Maass
- How to write like Tolstoy, a journey into the minds of our greatest writers, Richard Cohen
- The art of fiction, James Salter
- The art of war for writers, fiction writing strategies, tactics, and exercises, James Scott Bell
- Creative writing, a guide and glossary to fiction writing, Colin Bulman
- The kite and the string, how to write with spontaneity and control - and live to tell the tale, Alice Mattison
- No plot? No problem!, a low-stress, high-velocity guide to writing a novel in 30 days, Chris Baty
- Letters to a writer of color, edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro
- S is for story, a writer's alphabet, written by Esther Hershenhorn and illustrated by Zachary Pullen
- Writing fiction, a guide to narrative craft, Janet Burroway with Elizabeth Stuckey-French
- Craft in the real world, rethinking fiction writing and workshopping, Matthew Salesses
- Getting into character, seven secrets a novelist can learn from actors, Brandilynn Collins
- Wonderbook, an illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction, Jeff VanderMeer ; art by Jeremy Zerfoss (and many others)
- Brave the page, a young writer's guide to telling epic stories, by Rebecca Stern & Grant Faulkner
- How to draw a novel, Martín Solares ; translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary
- Bored Bella learns about fiction and nonfiction, by Sandy Donovan ; illustrated by Leeza Hernandez
- The art of time in fiction, as long as it takes, Joan Silber
- From where you dream, the process of writing fiction, Robert Olen Butler ; edited with an introduction by Janet Burroway
- How to write a page turner, craft a story your readers can't put down, Jordan Rosenfeld
- Janet Evanovich's how I write, secrets of a bestselling author, with Ina Yalof and Alex Evanovich
- The art of writing fiction, Andrew Cowan
- Technique in fiction, by Robie Macauley and George Lanning
- Storyville!, an illustrated guide to writing fiction, John Dufresne ; illustrated by Evan Wondolowski
- (Don't) stop me if you've heard this before, and other essays on writing fiction, Peter Turchi
- Save the cat! writes a young adult novel, the ultimate guide to writing a YA bestseller, Jessica Brody
- This year you write your novel, Walter Mosley
- Best European fiction 2011, edited and with introduction by Aleksandar Hemon ; preface by Colum McCann
- Elements of fiction, Walter Mosley
- The anatomy of genres, how story forms explain the way the world works, John Truby
- Lessons from a lifetime of writing, a novelist looks at his craft, David Morrell
- How to read a novelist, John Freeman
- Writing fiction, the practical guide from New York's acclaimed creative writing school, written by Gotham Writers' Workshop faculty ; edited by Alexander Steele
- How to grow a novel, the most common mistakes writers make and how to overcome them, Sol Stein
- How fiction works, James Wood
- Negotiating with the dead, a writer on writing, Margaret Atwood
- Thanks, but this isn't for us, a (sort of) compassionate guide to why your writing is being rejected, Jessica Page Morrell
- Fiction writer's workshop, the key elements of a writing workshop, Josip Novakovich
- Beyond the first draft, the art of fiction, John Casey
- On writing, Eudora Welty ; introduction by Richard Bausch
- Great beginnings and endings, opening and closing lines of great novels, [compiled by] Georgianne Ensign
- The conflict thesaurus, a writer's guide to obstacles, adversaries, and inner struggles, Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi, Volume 1
- Writing fiction for dummies, by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy