There seem to be as many books about writing as there are stars in the sky. Here are a few of my favorites:

Writing Down the Bones – Natalie Goldberg

Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Stephen King

Fearless Writing – William Kenower

A Natural History of the Senses – Diane Ackerman

Henry Miller on Writing

On Writing Well – William Zinsser

One Writers Beginnings – Eudora Welty

Sin and Syntax – Constance Hale

The Right to Write – Julia Cameron

The Spooky Art: Some Thoughts on Writing – Norman Mailer

Writing is My Drink – Theo Pauline Nestor

A Dangerous Profession – Frederick Busch

How to Write a Mystery – Larry Beinhart

You Are a Writer – Jeff Goins

No Plot? No Problem! – Chris Baty

The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers – Christopher Vogler

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting – Robert McKee