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Here is a sampling of books have been found to be valuable by the members of The 6' Ferret Writers' Group.
Technical/Structure/StyleZen and the Art of Writing, Ray BradburyNotes to a Science Fiction Writer, Benjamin Bova (This book is out of print.) Characters and Viewpoint, Orson Scott Card How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, Orson Scott Card The Screenwriter's Workbook, Syd Field Writing for Story, Jon Franklin The Art of Writing, John Gardner The Well-Tempered Sentence, Elizabeth Gordon Make Every Word Count, Gary Provost (This book is out of print.) The Elements of Style, Strunk & White On Writing Well, William Zinsser Inspirational/Writing ExercisesDon't Forget to Write!, by The 6' Ferret Writers' GroupThe Artist's Way, Julia Cameron Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul, by Jack Canfield (Editor), Bud Gardner, Mark Victor Hansen Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard The Writing Life, Annie Dillard Writing Past Dark, Bonnie Friedman Creating, Robert Fritz Room to Write, Bonni Goldberg Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg Wild Mind, Natalie Goldberg Turning Life into Fiction, Robin Hemley Women Writers Talk, Olga Kenyon On Writing, Stephen King Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott On Writer's Block, Victoria Nelson Word Work: Surviving and Thriving as a Writer, Bruce Holland Rogers Writers on Writing, Jon Winokur (This book is out of print.) ReferenceThe 2008 Guide to Literary Agents (annual publication listing agents )The 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (annual publication listing publishers of short fiction ) The Writers' Handbook 2008 (annual publication of writing tips and listing of publishers) The 2008 Writers' Market (annual publication listing publishers of all kinds) The Complete Guide to Writers' Groups, Conferences, and Workshops, Eileen Malone The Facts on File Visual Dictonary, Jean-Claude Corbeil The Insider's Guide to Getting an Agent, Lori Perkins The Lilliput Webster English Dictionary (a tiny dictionary, about half the size of a box of paper clips) Readers' Digest Illustrated Reverse Dictionary Books by Our MembersDon't Forget to Write! A guide to building and maintaining a lasting writers' group, by The 6' Ferret Writers' Group
The Nightwing's Quest, by Stirling Davenport
On the Head of a Pin, by Mary Beth Miller
The China Doll, by D.M. Rosner
A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism, featuring an essay by D.M. Rosner
The Writing Group Book, featuring an essay by D.M. Rosner
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