The First Five Pages
by Noah Lukeman | 
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
by Renni Browne |
Revision & Self-Editing
by James Scott Bell | 
Writing the Breakout Novel
by Donald Maass |
Plot
by Ansen Dibell |
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
by Nancy Kress |
The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines
by Tami D. Cowden |
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande |
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
by Nancy Kress |
Scene and Structure
by Jack M. Bickham |
45 Master Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt |
The Art of War for Writers
by James Scott Bell | 
On Becoming a Novelist
by John Gardner | 
Characters and Viewpoint
by Orson Scott Card | 
Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
by Lawrence Block |
Dreyer's English
by Benjamin Dreyer | 
The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing
by Zachary Petit |
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain |
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks | 
Just Write
by James Scott Bell |
In this volume, Betsy Lerner, an admired American book editor, shares her editorial wisdom and provides an insider's understanding of the publishing process. From her long experience working with successful writers and discovering new voices, Lerner looks at different writer personality types and addresses the concerns of writers just getting started as well as those stalled mid-career.