Read these books to write successful stories

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Original Author: IAmJayCartere

Original URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/royalroad/comments/1mbala6/read_these_books_to_write_successful_stories/

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When I first decided to start writing fiction, it was difficult to find reliable information from established authors. As an outliner, I love planning and getting a lot of info before starting something new.

The good news was once I found one book on the craft of writing stories I fell down a rabbit hole and found a whole load more.

I'm creating this post to make the process of finding useful information on fiction writing easier for you.

Here's a list of some of the books that have really helped me. I hope they help you too.

If you've got any suggestions please leave those in the comments section below.

I'm always looking for new books to improve my craft, and I'm sure others will be interested in that as well.

The list:

K.M Weiland has an 11 book series covering every aspect of writing a book. I can't recommend her books enough.

Outlining Your Novel - K.M Weiland: [https://amzn.to/4eS609c](https://amzn.to/4eS609c)

Structuring Your Novel - K.M Weiland: [https://amzn.to/4lOB5x9](https://amzn.to/4lOB5x9)

(understanding scene/sequel will change your life)

Creating Character Arcs - K.M Weiland: [https://amzn.to/40D0vFo](https://amzn.to/40D0vFo)

Secrets Of Story - Matt Bird: [https://amzn.to/4lyzH1B](https://amzn.to/4lyzH1B)

Secrets Of Character - Matt Bird: [https://amzn.to/4lxlBgU](https://amzn.to/4lxlBgU)

The Emotional Thesaurus - Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman: [https://amzn.to/44TDiQI](https://amzn.to/44TDiQI)

Save The Cat (Novel version) - Jessica Brody: [https://amzn.to/4lZ37pq](https://amzn.to/4lZ37pq)

Found James Scott Bell recently. He's got my favourite books on writing so far.

He writes pulp books and serials, so his advice is especially relevant to authors writing webnovels.

His stuff + KM Weiland's stuff is guaranteed to make you a better writer. James' books are way faster to get through. KM's books have a bunch of detail and are more focused on novel writing.

Super Structure - James Scott Bell: [https://amzn.to/417E9vO](https://amzn.to/417E9vO)

Elements of Fiction Writing - Conflict and Suspense - James Scott Bell: [https://amzn.to/3IFVK7T](https://amzn.to/3IFVK7T)

How To Write Light Novels And Webnovels - R.A. Paterson: [https://amzn.to/45ix1ze](https://amzn.to/45ix1ze)

How to Craft Compelling Serials - Kimboo York: [https://amzn.to/3GPoo63](https://amzn.to/3GPoo63)

(haven't finished this one yet, but the R.A. Paterson one was better imo)

2k to 10k: Writing Faster - Rachel Aaron: [https://amzn.to/4mg9Yef](https://amzn.to/4mg9Yef)

Brandon Sanderson's free lectures on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUh\_y1IFZY&list=PLSH\_xM-KC3ZvzkfVo\_Dls0B5GiE2oMcLY&pp=0gcJCV8EOCosWNin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUh_y1IFZY&list=PLSH_xM-KC3ZvzkfVo_Dls0B5GiE2oMcLY&pp=0gcJCV8EOCosWNin)

What books have helped you improve your craft?