Looking for the best Novel Writing books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You’ll Ever Need (2018)
- The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know to Create & Sell Your Work (2017)
- Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (2013)
- The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the Story Within (2017)
- Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (2011)
- The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (2018)
- The One-Year Novelist: A Week-By-Week Guide To Writing Your Novel In One Year (Writing As A Second Career) (2017)
- Ready, Set, Novel!: A Workbook (2011)
- Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (2004)
- Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (2002)
- Writing and Selling Your Guide to Mystery, Suspense, and Crime (2017)
- Writing Fiction For Dummies (2009)
- Outlining Your Novel Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises for Planning Your Best Book (2014)
- Bestseller Metrics: How to Win the Novel Writing Game (Structure) (Volume 1) (2017)
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You’ll Ever Need (2018)
Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing.
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know to Create & Sell Your Work (2017)
In The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, 3rd Edition, you'll learn from established writers about how to make your novel a reality. Discover techniques and strategies for generating ideas, connecting with readers emotionally, and finding inspiration you need to finish your work.
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (2013)
Acclaim for Structuring Your Novel“I have long wished for a book like this.
The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the Story Within (2017)
Get the first draft of your NOVEL or MEMOIR down quickly! The 90-Day Novel is Alan Watt’s day-by-day guide through the process of getting the first draft of your novel or memoir onto the page. The 90-Day Novel was workshopped at L.A. Writers’ Lab over the course of ten years and has helped thousands of writers complete their work. A number of Watt’s students have gone on to become bestselling authors and win major literary awards.
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (2011)
Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling.
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (2018)
Did you know there’s a SECOND EDITION of The Emotion Thesaurus? Click the author’s names to find it.One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying emotion to the reader in a unique, compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often grab onto the first idea that comes to mind, and our characters end up smiling, shrugging, nodding, and frowning far too much.Need some inspiration to get you beyond the basics?
The One-Year Novelist: A Week-By-Week Guide To Writing Your Novel In One Year (Writing As A Second Career) (2017)
Writing and finishing a novel can feel overwhelming. If you’re like most writers, you need to fit writing around other responsibilities and goals. Maybe you’re working at a separate job or profession, raising a family, or pursuing a degree (or all of the above). But there’s good news. The One-Year Novelist walks you through the steps week-by-week, taking you from idea to finished draft.
Ready, Set, Novel!: A Workbook (2011)
This writer's block-busting workbook guides authors through planning and plotting a novel before writing it from the initial idea generation and brainstorming through character, setting, and story development. Full of helpful lists, plot maps, character Q&As, field trips, writing exercises, inspiring quotes, and plenty of space to write and outline, Ready, Set, Novel!
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (2004)
Noted literary agent and author Donald Maass has done it again! His previous book, Writing the Breakout Novel, offered novelists of all skill levels and genres insider advice on how to make their books rise above the competition and succeed in a crowded marketplace.Now, building on the success of its predecessor, Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook calls that advice into action!
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (2002)
Maybe you’re a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you’ve already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo.
Writing and Selling Your Guide to Mystery, Suspense, and Crime (2017)
Discover the secrets to crafting an unforgettable mystery! To piece together the puzzle of your mystery novel, you need patience, resilience, a solid understanding of the craft, and a clear blueprint for combining the plot, characters, setting, and more.
Writing Fiction For Dummies (2009)
Great! That’s a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don’t settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author.
Outlining Your Novel Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises for Planning Your Best Book (2014)
Award-winning author K.M. Weiland’s previous book, the bestselling Outlining Your Novel, showed writers how to embrace outlines in a way that makes the writing process fun, inspiring, and easy.Now it’s time to put those lessons to use!
Bestseller Metrics: How to Win the Novel Writing Game (Structure) (Volume 1) (2017)
Are you ready to learn how to fix the one thing that holds back most unpublished manuscripts? It's not a lack of sparkling characters or lustrous prose–it's structure! After working for decades to capture how bestselling scribes like J.K.
Best Novel Writing Books You Must Read
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Writing a Romance Novel For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))
Author(s): Victorine Lieske, Leslie Wainger
ID: 3621804, Publisher: For Dummies, Year: 2023, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Branching Story, Unlocked Dialogue: Designing and Writing Visual Novels
Author(s): Toiya Kristen Finley
ID: 3419332, Publisher: CRC Press, Year: 2022, Size: 43 Mb, Format: pdf
Diversity in Narration and Writing: The Novel
Author(s): Kornélia Horváth (editor), Judit Mudriczki (editor), Sarolta Osztroluczky (editor)
ID: 3677787, Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Year: 2022, Size: 4 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are really chart-busters according to Washington Post, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.