Recommended Reading for Authors

Are you a new writer who is looking for books that will help you hone your craft?

Here are a few that might just take you to the next level of publication:

Christian Writer's Market Guide by Sally Stuart
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes: (And How to Avoid Them) by Jack M. Bickham
Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Woe is I by Patricia OÂ’Conner
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Publicize Your Book by Jacqueline Deval
The Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer
A Christian WriterÂ’s Manual of Style by Bob Hudson & Shelley Townsend
The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Book Proposals That Sell--21 Secrets To Speed Your Success by Terry Whalin
You Can Market Your Book by Carmen Leal
The Art of the Book Proposal by Eric Maisel
Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul by Susan Harrow
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
Writing and Selling the Christian Novel by Penelope J. Stokes
The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life by Noah Lukeman