Strictly the ones that gave me inspiration
- Ray Bradbury: Zen in the art of writing
- Orson Scott Card: Characters and viewpoint
- Keith Johnstone: Impro for storytellers (this is about acting rather than writing, but useful for writers too)
- Stephen King: On writing
- Holly Lisle: Writing fiction for love and money
- Paul Matthews: Sing me the creation
- John Clark Pratt: Writing from scratch: The essay
- Jerome Stern: Making shapely fiction