What to Read After Writing Fiction
Readers who loved Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Writing Fiction is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Writing Fiction
Writing Down the Bones
Reading Like a Writer
The Art of Fiction
Writing the Breakout Novel
Wild Mind
How Fiction Works
Steering the Craft
What if?
Burning Down the House
Narrative Design
Ron Carlson Writes a Story
Writing Fiction
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits
Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular
Making Shapely Fiction
Courage to Write
Writing with Power
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire
Fiction Writer's Workshop
On Becoming a Novelist
The Making of a Story
Stein on Writing
A Passion for Narrative
Writing Tools