: What are good reads about writing? What do you recommend as reading material to improve writing for beginners? If one recommendation is put per answer and can be voted separately a good list

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Bird by Bird by Anne Lammott

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I really liked Storyteller by Kate Wilhelm

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser

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The Elements of Style.

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Writing Down the Bones

Good start, nice lessons to improve your skills, just ignore the Zen stuff.

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And also good in my Opinion: 'Gold' from Isaac Asimov. It's not completely about writing, but also contains stories and essays.

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To start the list: I myself found 'On writing' from Stephen King very helpful.

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