This is a top ten list of the writing books that I believe are invaluable.
1. Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
2. Creating Character’s Emotions by Ann Hood
3. The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers by Elizabeth Benedict
4. GMC by Debra Dixon
5. Roget’s International Thesaurus
6. The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, MD
7. The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine, MD
8. You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen
9. Manuscript Makeover by Elizabeth Lyon
10. Self-Editing for Fiction Writer by Browne & King
Mageela Troche 