- Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
- The Art of Fiction by David Lodge
- Solutions for Novelists: Secrets of a Master Editor by Sol Stein
- The Turkey City Lexicon (You can find it here)
- A Dance to the Music of Time: vol.1: Spring by Anthony Powell
- The book which inspired you to become a writer. Ask yourself, what makes it so good?
I also now recommend a seventh book: The Pointless Rules of English. Read more about it here on my blog.
See Also
- Six Lessons from Music…
- Six Tips on Writing Speech
- Six Reasons why Maintaining a Blog will make You a Better Writer
- Six Little Masterpieces of Economy
- Six Useful Websites for Writers
- Six Ways to Stay Sane as a Writer
- Six Ways that Being Published Won’t Change Your Life
- Six Things to do When You’ve Finished a Story
- Six Tips on Writing First Drafts
- Six Tips on Narrative Voice