What to Read After How Not to Write a Novel
Readers who loved How Not to Write a Novel by Howard Mittelmark keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where How Not to Write a Novel 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 How Not to Write a Novel
Self-editing for Fiction Writers
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
Hooked
The Fire in Fiction
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
The Seven Basic Plots
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
The 3 a.m. Epiphany
What if?
The Joy of Writing Sex
On Writing
Plot & Structure
No Plot? No Problem!
The Art of Fiction
Writing the Breakout Novel
The Forest for the Trees
Story
Reading Like a Writer
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
Stein on Writing
Save the cat!
The Writer's Journey
How Fiction Works
Outlining Your Novel