Learning to write well is 1 part writing all the time, and 1 part knowing what is good writing. Reading good writers is one way to learn what you think is good writing, but it certainly doesn’t teach many of the underlying rules you should be following.

With that in mind, here is my wish list of books to help learn the craft of writing. Yes those are all Amazon affiliate links.

That’s my list. Am I missing anything that you found helpful?