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Writing is a skill you will constantly perfect, whether you write novels, magazine articles, or corporate memos. Below are some of Ally's favorite writing- and publishing-related products, organized by type. If one of your favorites is missing from this list, tell us so we can check it out! A note on “how-tos”: here are a few favorites, including some classics, but the selection is small compared to the thousands of titles out here. That’s because, though reading a primer is a good beginning, we believe that writers learn the most three ways: by reading and analyzing works similar to the kind you wish to produce; by getting regular, objective feedback from others; and, most important of all, by writing and rewriting until your gem shines true. Use these books as a place to start, but remember: there is no substitute for doing! Narratives On Writing  On Writing: A Memoir of the Craftby Stephen King  Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Lifeby Anne Lamott Writing How-To  On Writing Wellby William Zinsser (If you can only get one writing how-to, I recommend this classic.)  Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwritingby Robert McKee (Don’t let the title fool you—this book is a really useful guide to developing plots in novels and short stories, too.)  Narrative Design: Working with Imagination, Craft, and Formby Madison Smartt Bell  Writing in General and the Short Story in Particularby Rust Hills  Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoirby William Zinsser  Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Artby Judith Barrington The Business of Writing Marketing for Writers: A Practical Workbook by Angela Render The Publishing Industry  Book Business: Publishing Past, Present, and Futureby Jason Epstein  The Business of Booksby Andre Schiffrin Grammar and Style Guides  Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain Englishby Patricia T. O’Conner  The Write Way: The S.P.E.L.L. Guide to Real-Life Writingby Richard Lederer and Richard Dowis  The Elements of Styleby William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White  The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition
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