Writing the Breakout Novel Think like a reader and build a world.
Techniques of the Selling Writer Write well, but then sell.
Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn From Actors Avoiding flat, lifeless characters.
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile Start out well, and the editor will keep reading your manuscript.
Write Great Fiction - Dialogue Readers know what real conversation sounds like.
Elements of Writing Fiction - Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing) When your characters seem real, your readers will believe in them.
The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't Once you write your book, you need this book to help promote it.