Comment #3: Monday, November, 17, 2008 at 16:18:20

TiffanyO

My fave book about writing is "How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead" by Ariel Gore

Comment #4: Monday, November, 17, 2008 at 18:54:20

Jenifer M.

My favorite book about a writing character is "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Path--it kind of makes you wonder if being a writer was such a good idea. This also goes for Stephen King's "Misery". Being a writer is sad...and dangerous!

Comment #5: Monday, November, 17, 2008 at 22:46:44

ernie wells

Stephen King's "On Writing" offers real advise and hope for aspiring wordsmiths.

Comment #6: Tuesday, November, 18, 2008 at 00:30:43

Darby Lohrding

These Walls can Talk by Wally Lamb. He compiled a book of stories written by the women inmates at this prison where Wally taught writing....beautiful stories! Thanks and good luck with your word count!

Comment #7: Tuesday, November, 18, 2008 at 09:42:01

Eleanor Twiss

The Writer's Handbook, 1994 Edition by Sylvia K. Burach

Comment #8: Tuesday, November, 18, 2008 at 10:29:40

Leah

Stephen King's On Writing. As typical of King, this is a no-holds barred straight-to-the-bone look at writing, as well as a very funny and memorable memoir. I highly recommend this book.

Comment #9: Tuesday, November, 18, 2008 at 12:07:42

Emilie S.

The best book I've read on writing is Stephen King's On Writing--it was the first book I read in which I "got it" and understood the process...

Comment #10: Tuesday, November, 18, 2008 at 19:06:48

Shelley K

My recommendation would be The Playful Way to Serious Writing by Roberta Allen. If you have writer's block, this will give you a jump start. It has TONS of exercises and techiques that will get your creative juices started again.

Comment #11: Tuesday, November, 18, 2008 at 20:54:22

Roxanne Williamson

I enjoyed Stephen King's "On Writing". My daughter is a creative writing major and would love this.

Comment #12: David Bertolo

About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews By Samuel R. Delany

I have deleted your description since you copied it verbatim from the Barnes & Nobel site. Please cite your sources! -- pussreboots

Comment #13: Wednesday, November, 19, 2008 at 05:41:33

Kelly

I cannot tell you how many writing books I own and have read so this is a tough one. One that I love and have worn out is called The Fiction Writer's Brainstormer. What I enjoy about the book is that it's one that's truly written for creative people. Opening it up, it looks a mess, but it has some of the best (and funniest) advice on writing fiction that I've read. It has ideas on how to pick a title, how to get over the middle hump (when you reach that god awful middle) and just a ton of other bits of information (what reading level best selling authors truly write) that I've found amusing and helpful.

Comment #14: Friday, November, 21, 2008 at 01:01:32

Dave

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King. Acclaimed horror author Stephen King shares his own methods of writing. Very interesting book.

Comment #15: Friday, November, 21, 2008 at 20:40:57

Robert Doscher

Presently, I am reading Writing Fiction by August Derleth. Published in 1946, it offers a unique insight on writing from a bygone perpsective.

Comment #16: Saturday, November, 22, 2008 at 20:44:23

Naghma Husain

Surviving a Writer's Life by Suzanne Lipsett--a wonderful memoir about her life in writing.

Comment #17: Monday, December, 1, 2008 at 14:06:10

Skena Megahed

"On Writing" by Stephen King

Comment #18: Saturday, December, 6, 2008 at 21:46:39

Kimberley C.

The Copywriter's Handbook by Robert Bly because it is very practical.

Comment #19: Sunday, December, 7, 2008 at 03:14:21

Jay French

I like Stephen King's On Writing. It is mostly his autobiography tied in to the craft of writing, talking about his start creating a local newspaper while in school, as well as his popular titles. Couldn't pick a more prolific novelist to learn from.

Comment #20: Friday, December, 12, 2008 at 23:29:06

Alyce

I liked The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton. Girl moves to new town and meets up with other ladies. They form a writing group and eventually some get published.

Comment #21: Monday, December, 15, 2008 at 15:38:48

Kayte CookWatts

My favorite book, Naked,by David Sedaris,inspires me to write so I can make people laugh. The personal tone to his essays seems effortless!

Comment #22: Monday, December, 15, 2008 at 21:34:24

Kayce

I love "On Writing" by Stephen King. In this book, he explains his writing and reading processes.

Comment #23: Tuesday, December, 16, 2008 at 04:11:47

Christina

I like Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, although it is as much about herself - and maybe more so - as it is about writing!

Comment #24: Tuesday, December, 16, 2008 at 23:34:15

Geoff K

My favorite book about writing would have to be Chuck Palahniuk's "Haunted," a creepy work of fiction about a group of writers of prose and verse who willingly agree to be locked up in an ancient theater as part of a "retreat." Their identities and writing styles are revealed in samples of their writing interspersed by the main story about their travails being trapped in the theater and struggling for survival.

Comment #25: Wednesday, December, 17, 2008 at 00:10:40

Angie Prater

How about Stephen King's "On Writing". It was very good book from an author's perspective.

Comment #26: Wednesday, December, 17, 2008 at 11:56:24

Pamela White

Writing Mysteries by Sue Grafton is wonderful.

Comment #27: Wednesday, December, 17, 2008 at 13:54:56

Elizabeth Ray

"Fiction is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters" by Robert Newton Peck. (I LOVE that title!) This humorous writing guide includes exercises to build characters from people you know, using yourself as a character, researching your characters and incorporating the results in your writing. The author regularly uses examples from his own books including "Soup" and "A Day No Pigs Would Die". This is a fun AND useful tool!