Here are some books PINAWOR members have found helpful:

• Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
  
  
• How to Write Irresistible Query Letters by Lisa Collier Cool
  
  
• The Elements of Editing, A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists by Arthur Plotnik
  
  
• The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
  
  
• The Writer's Market edited by Kirsten Holm, Doug Hubbuch
  
  
• The Poet's Market by Robert Lee Brewer
  
  
• Guide to Literary Agents edited by Rachel Vater (Writer's Digest Books)
  
  
• If You Want To Write - A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland
  
  
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
  
  
• On Writing by Stephen King
  
  
• On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary : The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William K. Zinsser
  
  
• Writing Alone and With Others by Pat Schneider, Peter Elbow
  
  
• Your Novel Proposal - From Creation to Contract
  by Camenson and Cook
  
  
• Writer's Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats by Buchman and Groves
  
  
• Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight
  
  
• Characters and Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Orson Scott Card
  
  
• Getting the Words Right: How to Rewrite, Edit and Revise by Theodore A. Rees Cheney
  
  
• Literary Marketplace: The Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry With Industry Yellowpages
  by R. R. Bowker Staff, Editor