Craft Books

(Listed by subject, then author. Titles linked to booksellers.)

COMPOSITION

Zinsser, William
On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

 

EDITING

Brown and King
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print

Ross-Larsen, Bruce
Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words

 

FICTION

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

Swain, Dwight V.
Creating Characters: How to Build Story People

Zuckerman, Albert
Writing the Blockbuster Novel