Below are books that I feel every writer should have on their shelves. Believe me, my list is longer but I’ll stop with these.
The Marshall Plan for NOVEL WRITING by Evan Marshall (This is great for beginners)
Techniques of The Selling Writer By Dwight V. Swain
Creating Characters (How to Build Story People) by Dwight V. Swain
The Complete Writer’s Guide to HEROES & HEROINES (Sixteen Master Archetypes) by Tami D, Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders
The Career Novelist by Donald Maass
The WRITER’S JOURNEY by Christopher Vogler
Mastering Point of View by Sherri Szeman AND/OR Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card
Finding your VOICE by Les Edgerton
Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella
GMC by Debra Dixon
Roget’s Thesaurus (the latest editions)