18 of the Best Fiction Writing Guidebooks

I love honing my craft and learning new ways to improve my writing. No matter what stage you are at in your writing career, I highly recommend these helpful guidebooks to take your writing skills to the next level:

*How to Write Dazzling Dialogue by James Scott Bell: https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Dazzling-Dialogue-Manuscript/dp/0910355142 

Take Your Pants Off: http://www.amazon.com/Take-Off-Your-Pants-Outline-ebook/dp/B00UKC0GHA

Plotman to the Rescue: A Troubleshooting Guide to Fixing Your Toughest Plot Problems: https://www.amazon.com/Plotman-Rescue-Troubleshooting-Toughest-Problems/dp/0910355479

*13 Steps To Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains: https://www.amazon.com/13-Steps-Evil-Superbad-Villains-ebook/dp/B0722X7Y4P

10 Steps To Hero: How to Craft A Kickass Protagonist: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KNVV4TG/

Chris Fox's Write Faster, Write Smarter series: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071Z9PMCL

*How to Write a Script With Dialogue That Doesn't Suck (the advice applies to novels too): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V27N6 

How to Write a Movie Script With Characters That Don't Suck (the advice applies to novels too): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V24NO

*Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View: http://amzn.to/1gdSFBD

GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict (character ARCs): https://www.amazon.com/GMC-Motivation-Conflict-Debra-Dixon-ebook/dp/B00DZ01FRY

Dynamic Characters (character ARCs): https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Characters-Nancy-Kress/dp/1582973199

Mastering Showing vs Telling in Your Fiction: http://amzn.to/1u8mjUL

Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression: https://www.amazon.com/Emotion-Thesaurus-Writers-Character-Expression-ebook/dp/B07MTQ7W6Q

Grit for Writers: Why Passion and Perseverance are the Keys to Your Writing Success: https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Writers-Passion-Perseverance-Writing-ebook/dp/B078N23ZM1

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus (fatal flaw): https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Wound-Thesaurus-Writers-Psychological-ebook/dp/B076KFRFNF

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: https://www.amazon.com/Save-Cat-Writes-Novel-Writing-ebook/dp/B078VWDNKT

Romancing the Beat (story structure for romance novels): https://www.amazon.com/Romancing-Beat-Structure-Romance-Kissing/dp/1530838614/

The Fiction Writing Tools series: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074CHWFYL/ 
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What are some of your favorite guidebooks on the craft? Please share in the comments!