 | Beginnings, Middles and Ends (The elements of fiction writing) by Nancy Kress
Buy new: £5.92 / Used from: £6.36 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: £5.47 / Used from: £2.99 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: £13.59 / Used from: £1.10 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: £9.48 / Used from: £8.53 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
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: £5.97 / Used from: £5.88 Another guide to knocking your first draft into shape.
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 | Writing Historical Fiction: Creating the Historical Blockbuster (Studymates Writers Guides) by Marina Oliver
Buy new: £7.51 / Used from: £9.57 If you happen to be a historical fiction writer, of course.
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