Great Resource Books for Writers Listed here are books on writing/publishing (General, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Marketing). If you know of a great book on writing that has helped you, please let us know and we will list it here. Send to info@writersedgeservice.com GENERAL WRITING On Writing Well by William Zinsser The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition Advice to Writers by Jon Winokur The Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes The Writer’s Book of Hope by Ralph Keyes The Writing Life by Annie Dillard Live Writing by Ralph Fletcher How Writers Work by Ralph Fletcher FICTION WRITING 5 Editors Tackle the 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing by C. S. Lakin, Linda S. Clare, Christy Distler, Robin Patchen, Rachel Starr Thomson 20 Master Plots by Ronald B. Tobias Novel Voices, edited by Jennifer Levasseur & Kevin Rabalais Revising Fiction by David Madden Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing Meg Leder, Jack Neffron The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes by Jack M. Bickham The Writer’s Little Helper by James V. Smith, Jr. NON-FICTION WRITING Writing for Your Life, by Deena Metzger Writing the Memoir by Judith Barrington The Passionate, Accurate Story by Carol Bly Writing Non-Fiction, Turning Thoughts Into Books by Dan Poynter Telling True Stories: A Non-Fiction Writer’s Guide SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING & NETWORKING HELP 500 Social Media Marketing Tips: Essential Advice, Hints and Strategy for Business: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and More! Likeable Social Media: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistible Brand, and Be Generally Amazing on Facebook (& Other Social Networks) Social Media Marketing For Dummies OTHER MARKETING IDEAS 1001 Ways to Market Your Books John Kremer (Please note: this is an older book and some of the suggestions have become obsolete, but it still has many relevant ideas.)