Books I've Read

Nonfiction

⭐ = Personal all-time favorites. Or in the case of nonfiction, something that was genuinely life-changing.

Parentheses indicate the number of times I've read a book, if it's more than once.

Writing - General

• Master Lists for Writers

• Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

• 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction

• How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

• How to Start Your Novel

• Writer's Craft: Writing Deep Point of View

• Writer's Craft: Writing Fight Scenes

• Writer's Craft: How To Write That Scene

• Emotional Beats

• 27 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not To Make Them

• How to Write Comedy: The Danny Simon Notes

• Why Did I Love (Hate) That Novel?

• How To Write Stunning Twists 

• The Last 50 Pages 

• The Anatomy of Story

• Bird by Bird

• Writing your Story's Theme

• The Secrets of Story ⭐

Writing - Productivity and Mindset

• 2K to 10K (2)

• The 8-Minute Writing Habit (2)

• 5,000 Words Per Hour ⭐ (2)

• The War of Art 

• Conquering Writer's Block and Summoning Inspiration

• Lifelong Writing Habit

• The Healthy Writer

• 11 Tips to Increasing Your Writing Productivity

• The Mental Game of Writing ⭐

• Be a Writing Machine

• Dictate Your Book

• Turning Pro

• Productivity for Authors

• The Successful Author Mindset

Writing - Plot and Structure

• Write Good Fiction: Plot and Structure

• How to Write a Damn Good Novel

• How to Write a Damn Good Novel II

• Red Sneaker Writers: Story Structure:

• Red Sneaker Writers: Powerful Premise

• Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

• Save the Cat Strikes Back

• Save the Cat Writes a Novel

• Structuring Your Novel

• Plot Gardening (2)

• Sizzling Story Outlines

• Sparkling Story Drafts

• Super Structure

Writing - Characters

• Write Good Fiction: Character Emotion and Viewpoint