my favorite books📚 and podcasts🎧 on writing
I thought I’d give you today a giant list of my favorite books (and podcasts) on writing.
(Note: I’m sharing these book links via Bookshop.org, which is a website that supports independent bookstores.
Quick soapbox: Amazon often sells books at a loss, because they want to corner the market.
I’m also an affiliate of Bookshop, which means I’ll earn a percentage if you purchase through one of these links. But don’t buy these books unless you want to… I get most of mine from the library!)
Okay, here you go:
Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
On Writing, by Stephen King
Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg
From Where You Dream, by Robert Olen Butler
The Writing Life, by Annie Dillard
Reading Like a Writer, by Francine Prose
Walking on Water: Some Thoughts on Faith and Art, by Madeleine L’Engle
The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron
The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield
Turning Pro, by Steven Pressfield
Writing Tools, by Roy Peter Clark
The Courage to Write, by Ralph Keys
Outlining Your Novel, by K.M. Weiland
Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Half-Known World, by Robert Boswell
The Anatomy of Story, by John Truby
And here are a few currently in my to-be-read pile:
The Art of Memoir, by Mary Karr
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative, by Jane Alison
And the podcasts, if listening is your preferred way to learn:
Fiction Writing Made Easy, by Savannah Gilbo
Magic Lessons by Elizabeth Gilbert (no longer active, but still one of my faves)
Pencils & Lipstick by Kat Caldwell
Tapping Creativity podcast with Matthew C. Temple
What’s your FAVORITE book (or podcast!) about writing?