Below you’ll find a clickable list of books and articles on novel writing and getting published, as well as some books that will help with the process or will help you connect with your creativity. I’ll be up front with you, this website is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, which means I earn a small commission when you click on the ‘buy this book on Amazon.co.uk’ link and buy the book. I don’t use any hidden links, so if it doesn’t say ‘buy this book on Amazon.co.uk’, I’m not earning commission. I’ve included all of these books and resources in my book How to Write a Novel and Get It Published (coming soon) plus a handy list of websites for writers and Twitter accounts to follow.
Aristotle. Poetics, Penguin Classics, 1996. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Campbell, Joseph, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Princeton University Press, 1972. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Cron, Lisa, Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere), Ten Speed Press, 2016. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Dodd, Nancy Ellen, The Writer’s Compass: From Story Mapping to Finished Draft in 7 Stages, Memory Makers, 2011. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Economy, Peter and Randy Ingermanson, Writing Fiction for Dummies, John Wiley, 2009. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Elbow, Peter, Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process, Oxford University Press US, 1998. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Frey, James N., How to Write Damn Good Fiction: Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling, Macmillan, 2002. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
McKee, Robert, Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting, Methuen, 1999. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Truby, John, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, Faber, 2007. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Vogler, Christopher, The Writer’s Journey, Pan, 1998. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Goldberg, Natalie, Writing Down the Bones, Shambhala Press, 1986. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Cameron, Julia, The Sound of Paper, Penguin, 2006. Check out the video training on her website. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Geraghty, Margret., More Five Minute Writing: 50 Inspiring Exercises In Creative Writing in Five Minutes a Day, How to, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Geraghty, Margret, Five-minute writer: exercise and inspiration in creative writing in five minutes a day, How to, 2009. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Neubauer, Bonnie, The Write Brain Workbook: 366 Exercises to Liberate Your Writing, Writers Digest, 2005. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Marshall, Evan, Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success, A & C Black, 2004. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Tondeur, Louise, A Small Steps Guide to Goal-Setting and Time Management, Emerald, 2012. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Truby, John, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, Faber, 2007. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Watts, Nigel and Steve May, Write a Novel and Get It Published, Teach Yourself, 2012. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Weiland, K. M., Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success, Pen to a Sword Publishing, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Weiland, K. M., Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story, Pen to a Sword Publishing, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Cowan, Andrew, The Art of Writing Fiction, Routledge, 2011. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Green, George and Lizzy Kremer, Writing a Novel and Getting Published For Dummies, John Wiley, 2007. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Doughty, Louise, A Novel in a Year: A Novelist’s Guide to Being a Novelist, Pocket Books, 2008. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Mittelmark, Howard and Sandra Newman, How not to write a novel: 200 mistakes to avoid at all costs if you ever want to get published, Penguin, 2009. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Baverstock, Alison, The Naked Author: a Guide to Self-Publishing, A & C Black, 2011. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Blake Carole, From Pitch to Publication: Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Novel Published, Pan, 1999. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Blake, Carole, How not to submit to a literary agent, 2013. [Blog post]
Corson-Knowles, Tom, The Kindle Publishing Bible: How To Sell More Kindle Ebooks on Amazon, TCK Publishing, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Eckstut, Arielle, and David Henry Sterry, The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It Successfully, Workman Publishing Company, 2015. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Gillman, Claire, How NOT to Get Published: Fifty mistakes to avoid if you want to publish your creative writing, Teach Yourself, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Laurence, Janet and Lawler, Graham, Writing Crime Fiction: Making Crime Pay, Aber, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Luke, Ali, Publishing E-Books for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2012. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
McCallum, Chriss, The Beginner’s Guide to Getting Published, 6th edition, How to Books, 2008. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Penn, Joanna, Successful Self-Publishing is available for free on Amazon Kindle. You’ll also find plenty of resources, plus details of her other books, on her blog. Claim your copy of this book via Amazon.co.uk
Petit, Zachary, The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing: The Inside Scoop from Writer’s Digest, 2015. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Quinn, Catherine, No Contacts? No Problem! How to Pitch and Sell Your Freelance Feature Writing, Methuen 2010. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Roberts, Adam, Get Started in Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy: How to write compelling and imaginative sci-fi and fantasy fiction, Teach Yourself 2014. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Stock, Rachel, The Insider’s Guide to Getting Your Book Published, White Ladder, 2011. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
TLC guide to writing a synopsis. [Blog post]
Tighe, John, Crush It with Kindle: Self-Publish Your Books on Kindle and Promote them to Bestseller Status, 2014. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Baverstock, Alison, Marketing your Book, A & C Black, 2009. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Houghton, Robin, How to Use Twitter: A Primer for Writers, Artists and Creative People, Robin Houghton Communications, 2016. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Houghton, Robin, Blogging for Writers: How Authors & Writers Build Successful Blogs, ilex, 2014. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk (Also published by Writer’s Digest)
Hyatt, Michael, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World, Thomas Nelson, 2012. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Levinson, Jay Conrad, Rick Frishman, Michael Larsen, and David Hancock, Guerrilla Marketing for Writers, Morgan James, 2010. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Penn, Joanna, How To Make A Living With Your Writing: Books, Blogging and More, CreateSpace, 2015. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Penn, Joanna, How to Market a Book, Curl Up Press, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk [New edition in 2017.]
Rickman, Cheryl D., The Small Business Start Up Workbook, How To, 2005. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Seminega, Isa, The Creative Entrepreneur, Fons and Porter, 2015. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Sinek, Simon, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action, Penguin, 2011. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Richard, Doug, How to Start a Creative Business: the jargon-free guide for creative entrepreneurs, David and Charles, 2013. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Sabin – Wilson, Lisa, WordPress For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2015. Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk
Indie Presses: The Mslexia Guide to Small and Independent Book Publishers and Literary Magazines in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, published by Mslexia.
Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook, published yearly by Bloomsbury.
The Writer’s Market, and The Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market, published by Writer’s Digest.
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