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There\u2019s a lot<\/em> of writing advice out there. You can find opinions on the writing craft in online forums, writing blogs, manuals, podcasts, university courses, and the good intentions of strangers. Go knock on your neighbour\u2019s door and tell her you\u2019re an aspiring writer \u2014 I bet you a chocolate bar she\u2019ll have some sage advice for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it\u2019s tough to know where to start and who to trust when you\u2019re looking to deepen your creative skill set. Here are the three writing craft books I recommend to everyone I know, and return to again and again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Prose can\u2019t rhyme and chime and repeat a beat as poetry can, or if it does it had better be subtler about it than the first half of this sentence. The rhythms of prose \u2014 and repetition is the central means of achieving rhythm \u2014 are usually hidden or obscure, not obvious. They may be long and large, involving the whole shape of the story, the whole course of events in a novel; so large they\u2019re hard to see, like the shape of the mountains when you\u2019re driving on a mountain road. But the mountains are there.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"Steering<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s astonishing how many beginning writers go looking for tips on developing the perfect villain or planning the perfect plot twist or finding ARC reviews<\/a> for their yet-unwritten book without actually learning how to write<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools, for some unfathomable reason, seem to be phasing out basic grammar, syntax, and narrative technique. This means that if you\u2019re below a certain age bracket, you may not have been taught skills that previous generations took for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fantasy and Science-Fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s Steering the Craft<\/a><\/em> (first published in 1998 and updated in 2015) is the best basic \u201cHow to Write\u201d book I\u2019ve seen. It covers everything in the writer\u2019s toolkit from verbs and adverbs<\/a> to narrative point of view<\/a> and how to structure a sentence for greatest impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them by John Yorke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When we remember that all archetypal stories are journeys towards completion \u2014 voyages from darkness to light \u2014 and involve the reconciliation of opposites, it\u2019s not hard to detect the connection between psychological and story theory. In our own paradigm, a flawed, conflicted hero goes on a journey to become whole, integrating the lessons he has learned from others on the way. Successful happy endings, both in fiction and in psychology, involve the individual resolving conflicts and learning to integrate and balance opposing forces. Just as all stories seek to resolve order from chaos, man seeks to still the raging conflict within.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"Into<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m absolutely fascinated by the psychology and neurology of storytelling, and the reason why stories continue to have such power over us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the Woods<\/a><\/em> is primarily a book for screenwriters, but it\u2019s a useful and compelling read for writers of all mediums. Yorke explores the Big Question that other craft manuals don\u2019t \u2014 why<\/em> these narrative shapes work so well, and why they\u2019re coded into our basic human instinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the Woods<\/em> takes a deep-dive look at the three-act structure and how each of its individual components fit together. It\u2019s one of the most essential books on writing for anyone wanting to develop and understand a well-structured story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Matters by Neil Gaiman, guest starring illustrations by Chris Riddell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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You\u2019re finding out something as you read that will be vitally important for making your way in the world. And it\u2019s this: The world doesn\u2019t have to be like this. Things can be different. Fiction builds empathy. Fiction is something you build up from twenty-six letters and a handful of punctuation marks, and you, and you alone, using your imagination, create a world and people it and look out through other eyes. You\u2019re being someone else, and when you return to your own world, you\u2019re going to be slightly changed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"Art<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Part political manifesto, part guide to life, and part celebration of the written word, this little pocketbook isn\u2019t so much a writing manual as a reminder to live as an artist as fully and beautifully as you can. Art Matters<\/a><\/em> is written from the perspective of a prominent author, but could be just as applicable to artists working in any medium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaiman talks about his journey to becoming the writer he is today, and why he thinks creating stories is so important \u2014 both for readers and for the writers themselves. He reminds us that in times of crisis, acts of creation can be the thing that saves us. When you\u2019re lying in bed staring at the ceiling and trying to remember the point of it all, pick up this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are many, many more books on writing and the writing life out there that are just as wonderful. But if you\u2019re setting out on a journey and travelling light, these three reads will prepare you for where you need to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: All purchase links in this post are affiliate links through BookShop.org, and Novlr may earn a small commission –<\/em> every purchase supports independent bookstores.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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