WRITING FROM THE HEART: Tapping the Power of Your Inner Voice by Nancy Slonim Aronie
THE ARTIST'S WAY by Julia Cameron
THE RIGHT TO WRITE: An Invitation And Initiation Into The Writing Life by Julia Cameron
WRITING TOOLS: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark
NOVELIST'S ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CREATING PLOT by J. Madison Davis
FINDING YOUR WRITER'S VOICE: A Guide To Creative Fiction by Thaisa Frank and Dorothy Wall
ROOM TO WRITE: Daily Invitations To A Writer's Life by Bonni Goldberg
WRITING DOWN THE BONES by Natalie Goldberg
WILD MIND by Natalie Goldberg
HARVESTING YOUR JOURNALS: Writing Tools To Enhance Your Growth and Creativity by Roaslie Deer Heart and Alison Strickland
THE WRITER'S IDEA BOOK by Jack Heffron
THE COURAGE TO WRITE: How Writers Transcend Fear by Ralph Keyes
DOJO WISDOM FOR WRITERS: 100 Simple Ways to Become a More Inspired, Successful, and Fearless Writer by Jennifer Lawler
THE CAREER NOVELIST by Don Maass
WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL: Insider Advice For Taking Your Fiction To the Next Level by Don Maass
LET THE CRAZY CHILD WRITE!: Finding Your Creative Writing Voice by Clive Matson
​A WRITER'S BOOK OF DAYS: A Spirited Companion & Lively Muse for the Writing Life by Judy Reeves
​THE WRITING GROUP BOOK: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Writing Group edited by Lisa Rosenthal
ON WRITING WELL by William Zinsser

FOR WRITERS ONLY: Inspiring Thoughts On The Exquisite Pain And Heady Joy Of The Writing Life From Its Great Practitioners by Sophy Burnham
THE WRITING LIFE by Annie Dillard
ON WRITING: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott
SURVIVING A WRITER'S LIFE by Suzanne Lipsett
CONVERSATIONS ON WRITING FICTION: Interviews with 13 Distinguished Teachers of Fiction Writing In America by Alexander Neubauer

SAVE THE CAT WRITES A NOVEL by Jessica Brody
​IMMEDIATE FICTION: A Complete Writing Course by Jerry Cleaver
GETTING INTO CHARACTER: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn from Actors by Brandilyn Collins
STORY GENIUS: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel by Lisa Cron
HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD NOVEL: A Step-By-Step No Nonsense Guide To Dramatic Storytelling by James N. Frey
TALKING ABOUT DETECTIVE FICTION by P.D. James
WRITING DEEP SCENES: Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, and Theme by Martha Alderson and Jordan Rosenfeld
SUBSTANCE, STRUCTURE, STYLE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SCREENWRITING by Robert McKee
READING LIKE A WRITER: A Guide For People Who Love Books And For Those Who Want To Write Them by Francine Prose
WRITERS HELPING WRITERS SERIES by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman
THE WEEKEND NOVELIST: A Dynamic 52-Week Program To Help You Produce A Finished Novel One Week At A Time by Robert J. Ray
IF YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN WRITE by Joel Saltzman
THE SCENE BOOK: A Primer for the Fiction Writer by Sandra Scofield
HOW TO GROW A NOVEL: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them by Sol Stein
STEIN ON WRITING by Sol Stein
THE WRITER'S JOURNEY by Christopher Vogler
CHANGES: Readings For Writers by Jean Withrow, Gay Brookes, and Martha Clark Cummings

THINKING LIKE YOUR EDITOR: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction-- and Get It Published by Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato
WRITING FROM WITHIN: A Guide To Creativity And Life Story Writing by Bernard Selling
WRITING YOUR LIFE: Putting Your Past On Paper by Lou Willett Stanek
FOLLOW THE STORY: How To Write Successful Nonfiction by James Stewart
INVENTING THE TRUTH: The Art And Craft Of Memoir edited by William Zinsser

CREATING CHARACTERS KIDS WILL LOVE by Elaine Marie Alphin
WILD THINGS! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature: Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature by Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson, and Peter Sieruta
THE ART OF WRITING FOR CHILDREN: Skills And Techniques of The Craft by Connie Epstein
STORY STARTERS: A Creativity Guide for Children's Writers by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
BLOOD ON THE FOREHEAD: What I Know About Writing by M. E. Kerr
THE MAGIC WORDS: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults by Cheryl Klein
IT'S A BUNNY-EAT-BUNNY WORLD: A Writer's Guide To Surviving And Thriving In Today's Competitive Children's Book Market by Olga Litowinsky
HOW TO WRITE A CHILDREN'S BOOK AND GET IT PUBLISHED by Barbara Seuling
WRITER'S AND ILLUSTRATOR'S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S BOOK PUBLISHERS AND AGENTS by Ellen Shapiro
WRITING FOR CHILDREN by Catherine Woolley (aka Jane Thayer)
GUIDE TO WRITING FOR CHILDREN by Jane Yolen

FLOW: The Psychology Of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
CREATIVITY by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
SHOW YOUR WORK: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon
​WALKING ON ALLIGATORS: A Book of Meditations for Writers by Susan Shaughnessy

HOW TO WRITE A BOOK PROPOSAL by Michael Larsen
LITERARY AGENTS by Michael Larsen
THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND A PUBLISHED BOOK: 20 Steps to Success by Susan Page
ONLINE MARKETING FOR BUSY AUTHORS by Fauzia Burke

Sometimes having a place to write and having specific questions to answer can jumpstart a writer with new ideas, themes, and memories. Some of the books listed below are intended just for casual writers, and some are meant to help a writer (or even a "non-writer") focus and finish a complete text. These enhanced (not just blank or lined pages) journals and journal-writing helps are a good space to retreat for fun or for constructive relaxation-writing time. A journal is meant to be a place where crossing out lines is productive and encouraged, so don't let the pretty pages stop you from exposing your richest self on the page even if you go back and edit.
 
SIMPLE PLEASURES: A Journal of Life's Joys
PEACE: An Illustrated Journal With Quotes
TURNING POINTS: A Journal Of New Directions, With Illustrations And Quotes
ONE TO ONE: Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing by Christina Baldwin
RIP THE PAGE!: Adventures in Creative Writing by Karen Benke
THE ARTIST'S WAY MORNING PAGES JOURNAL by Julia Cameron
THE STORY OF US: A Journal Of Your Love Story In 150 Questions by David and Kate Marshall
A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life by Caroline Sharp