Writing
Write Useful Book - Rob Fitzpatrick
Rob Fitzpatrick
This book is firmly aimed at authors who want to write a self-help book. In fact the author calls out Malcolm Gladwell as the type of author you don't want to emulate if you want to be a successful a
On Revision - William Germano
William Germano
If you want to write non-fiction then William Germano's book is one you should put on your list to read. Germano walks us through what it means to revise. It's not fixing spelling, or doing a final p
A System for Writing - Bob Doto
Bob Doto
Bob Doto's, A System for writing is a good entry into the world of note-taking books. He is concise and direct while still hitting all the high points I think need to be hit to create a good practice
The Language of the Night - Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
This is a compilation of many essays by Le Guin on writing and writing science fiction in particular. She deals with the pronouns used in sci-fi to describe characters, with special updated notes cov
Smart Brevity - Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz
Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz
Smart Brevity is here to teach you how to cater your communication to the over-stimulated worker, and community, of today. There are 4 Core ideas for the writing system presented. A muscular “tea
Everything and Less - The Novel in the Age of Amazon
Mark McGurl
This is a fairly academic look at how Amazon has affected the world of literary fiction, and genre fiction. It takes a brief look at the enshittification cycle that Amazon is embarking on as it chang
How to Make Notes and Write
Dan Allosso
The goal of Dan's book is to teach you to take good notes and turn them into good writing in the academic/school world. Dan says that if you have an assignment you should always be able to find somet
Book Wars - John B Thompson
John B Thompson
John B Thompson covers the rise of the ebook and what it meant for publishing. From the dominance of Amazon, to the metoric rise, then slow dwindle of ebook readers...there is something here for anyo
How to Write a Lot - Paul Silvia
Paul J Silvia
Paul J Silvia shares his tips for writing a lot and in that he identifies the place that most people fall down in their writing, they dream of it without having any plan on how to do the damn work. I
Scratch - Manjula Martin
Manjula Martin
A stark look at the craft of writing and the economics, or lack of them.