Craft Library

These are some of the writing books we’ve acquired at Incantation Ink over the years. If you’re looking to improve your writing skills, this is a good place to start.

2,000 to 10,000 by Rachel Aaron
The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman
The Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman
Creative Visualization for Writers by Nina Amir
The Fantasy Writer’s Companion by Erik Amundsen
Spellbinding Sentences by Barbara Baig
How to be a Writer by Barbara Baig
Around the Writer’s Block by Roseanne Bane
The Trickster’s Hat by Nick Bantock
Conflict and Suspense by James Scott Bell
Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell
What If? by Anne Bernays
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
Story Engineering by Larry Brooks
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne
Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Nail It! by Ann Charles
Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J. Cohen
The Art of Character by David Corbett
Wired for Story by Lisa Cron
Story Genius by Lisa Cron
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
The Writer’s Compass by Nancy Ellen Dodd
The Gilded Tongue by Rod Evans
Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing by Mignon Fogarty
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The New Well-Tempered Sentence by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gotschall
The Describer’s Dictionary by David Grambs
Take Off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker
The Writer’s Idea Book by Jack Heffron
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing by Jack Heffron
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith
Story Trumps Structure by Steven James
Naming the World by Bret Anthony Johnston
On Writing by Stephen King
Second Sight by Cheryl Klein
The Magic Words by Cheryl Klein
Writing Irresistible Kidlit by Mary Kole
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Steering the Craft by Ursula LeGuin
Writer to Writer by Gail Carson Levine
Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine
The Writer’s Portable Mentor by Priscilla Long
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald J. Maass
The Fire in Fiction by Donald J. Maass
The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald J. Maass
Story by Robert McKee
Literary Wonderlands by Laura Miller
On Writer’s Block by Victoria Nelson
The Portable MFA in Creative Writing by the New York Writer’s Workshop
The Fiction Writer’s Workshop by Josip Novakovich
A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver
Elements of Writing Craft by Robert Olmstead
How Grammar Works by Patricia Osborn
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy by Darin Park
How to Make a Living With Your Writing by Joanna Penn
The Art of Language Invention by David J. Peterson
Write Naked by Jennifer Probst
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale
A Writer’s Guide to Persistence by Jordan Rosenfeld
642 Things to Write About by the San Francisco Writer’s Grotto
The Scene Book by Sandra Scofield
Still Writing by Dani Shapiro
The Craft of Writing by William Sloane
The Curiosities by Maggie Stiefvater
The Anatomy of Curiosity by Maggie Stiefvater
The Writer’s Notebook by Tin House Books
A Muse and A Maze by Peter Turchi
Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer
The 90-Day Novel by Alan Watt
Outlining Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland
Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
Damn Fine Story by Chuck Wendig
Novel Shortcuts by Laura Whitcomb
First Draft in 30 Days by Karen Wiesner
From First Draft to Finished Novel by Karen Wiesner
510 Creative Writing Prompts by Jonathan Wright
Reflections: On the Magic of Writing by Diana Wynne Jones
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones