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The Elements of Style Strunk & White 0-02-418190-0

The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes Jack M. Bickham 0-89879-821-3

The Synonym Finder Rodale 0-446-37029-0

GMC: Goal, Motivation & Conflict Debra Dixon 0-9654371-0-8

Finding Your Writer's Voice Frank, Thaisa; Wall, Dorothy 0-312-11465-6

Writing the Blockbuster Novel Albert Zuckerman 0-89879-598-2

Edit Yourself Bruce Ross-Larson 0-393-30268-7

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Renni Browne and Dave King 0-06-272046-5

On Writing (audiobook) Stephen King

How to Write a Damn Good Mystery James M. Frey St. Martin's--2004

One Writer's Beginnings Eudora Welty 0446329835

Guide to Fiction Writing Phyllis A Witney 0871161575

Techniques of the Selling Writer Dwight V Swain 0-8061-1191-

On Writing Stephen King 0684853523

Elements of Arousal Lars Eightner 1563332302 (out of print)

Illustrated Reverse Dictionary-Find the Words on the tip of your tongue. Reader's Digest 0-89577-352-X

The Writer's Journey Christopher Vogler 0-941188-70-1

Getting into Character Brandilynn Collins

Breathing Life into your Characters Rachel Ballon

Scene and Structure Jack Bickham 0-89879-906-6

Beginnings, Middles, and Ends Nancy Kress 0-89879-905-8

Fiction is Folks Robert Newton Peck

Novelists' Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes Raymond Obstfeld

On Writing Well William Zinnser

Writing Dialogue Tom Chiarella 1-884910-32-7

Characters and Viewpoint Orson Scott Card

Conflict, Action, and Suspense William Noble Writer's Digest Books

Dialogue: Techniques and Exercises Gloria Kempton

Plot Anson Dibell Writer's Digest Books

Practical Tips for Writing Popular Fiction Robyn Carr

Setting Jack Bickham Writer's Digest Books

The Weekend Novelsit Robert J. Ray

Writing the Thriller T. MacDonald Skillman

Writing Down the Bones Natalie Goldberg

Writing Romance Vanessa Grant 1551800969

Writing Erotic Fiction Mike Bailey Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, UK

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