Writers! As the first entry in what we expect to be a long and varied list of resources, we give you a recommended reading list.

On Craft:

• Elements of Fiction Writing – Series from Writer’s Digest
• Show, Don’t Tell by William Noble
• Writing the Breakout Novel (and workbook) by Donald Maass
• Writing the Fiction Synopsis by Pam McCutcheon
• On Writing by Stephen King
• The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield
• Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
• The Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes
• Elements of Style by Strunk & White
• Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
• Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
• The Joy of Writing Sex by Elizabeth Benedict
• Writer’s Guide to Character Traits by Linda Edelstein

On Marketing:

• Guerrilla Marketing For Writers by Levinson, Frishman & Larsen
• 1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer
• Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers by Shel Horowitz
• What Writers Need to Know About Publishing by Jerry D Simmons