craft book
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Review of Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami
Murakami is not an authority on writing. Rather, he is an expert on music. See his other nonfiction book for proof. He is untrained in the craft of writing, as he admits in the opening pages. He also does not play an instrument. What does that tell you? Established rules…
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Review of Save the Cat! Writes a Novelby Jessica Brody
There are several types of craft books. You can start with The Elements of Style to learn how to avoid many grammatical issues. You can also just use ProWriting Aid. Then there’re structure books, like this one. Finally, there’re industry books, which contain contradictory information from what you read online…
L. S. Popovich 