"Writer’s Booklist One Year to a Writing Life: 12 Lessons to Deepen Every Writer’s Art and Craft by Susan Tiberghien Fearless Creating by Eric Maisel Deep Writing by Eric Maisel Marry Your Muse by Jan Phillips The Writer in All of Us:…"

"One that I don't see yet is Finding Your Writer's Voice by Thaisa Frank and Dorothy Wall. For one, the book is beautifully written and full of voice, so you can see writers practicing what they preach. I've found the exercises in it…"

"I used to review writing books as a part time gig. It was fun and I got some free writing books. My favorites are, in no particular order: 1) How to Publish Your Articles -- a beginning journalist's bible by seasoned journalist turned NYT…"

"Here are a few from my list: 1. Robert Boswell's The Half-Known World: Wonderful on the joys of unravelling mysteries as you write.He's such a good writer, using personal anecdotes to make his points. 2. Umberto Eco's Six Walks in…"

"Big ditto on BIRD BY BIRD - I read that one every year and love it more each time. Another favorite is Carolyn See's MAKING A LITERARY LIFE. Just "discovered" it a few months ago and it's fantastic."

"I highly recommend RON CARLSON WRITES A STORY, in which he walks the reader through his construction of an entire (real) short story. I found it just as helpful in writing long fiction as short, by the way. He does an amazing job of showing the…"

"Bird by Bird by Anne Lamotte. It is a gem. I reviewed it for an editor's blog last year here: http://redlinesanddeadlines.blogspot.com/2008/09/bird-by-bird-by-anne-lamotte.html"

""Take Joy" by Jane Yolen is by far my favorite book on writing because it doesn't belly-ache. My favorite quote from the book is "How can I not approach such other worlds with joy?" That's how I feel about writing."

"Francine Prose's "Reading Like a Writer" is brilliant. Stephen King's "On Writing" is also great--an extremely fast, practical read, it's part writing autobiography, part writing tutorial. If you're looking…"