 | Beginnings, Middles and Ends (The Elements of Fiction Writing) by Nancy Kress
Buy new: £8.49 / Used from: £6.57 A slender yet informative volume that, as the title suggests, handles the question of plot and pace in fiction.
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 | Wannabe a Writer? by Jane Wenham-Jones
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £4.19 An exploration of all things writerly that doesn't take itself too seriously.
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 | The Mind of Your Story: Discover What Drives Your Fiction by Lisa Lenard-Cook
Buy new: £9.89 / Used from: £4.22 A panacea for those distressing days when the cogs in your brain jam, and a good general guide too.
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 | Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £9.02 Convention is great fun to subvert, but to do that, you need to understand those conventions first. Just don't take the stereotypes too seriously!
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 | Rewriting: A Creative Approach to Writing Fiction (Books for Writers) by David Michael Kaplan
Buy used from: £10.00 Because once you've got it written, you have to come back and get it right.
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 | Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne
Buy new: £8.44 / Used from: £5.22 Another guide to knocking your first draft into shape.
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 | Writing Historical Fiction: Creating the Historical Blockbuster (Studymates Writers Guides): Creating the Historical Blockbuster (Studymates Writers Guides) by Marina Oliver
Buy new: £7.37 / Used from: £5.50 If you happen to be a historical fiction writer, of course.
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