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Since NaNoWriMo season is upon us, a mini-thread of writing craft books I feel are worth your time:
(with the note that I never treat any writing advice as whole, rather: these books contain things it is useful to think about, presented in ways that facilitate the thinking)
Romancing the Beat may be the *only* comprehensive guide to what makes a (category) romance a romance, luckily it is also excellent. If you ever want to write so much as a romance subplot, highly recommended
http://gwenhayes.com/books/romancing-the-beat/
http://gwenhayes.com/books/romancing-the-beat/
The Ten Day Draft is not only super NaNo appropriate, it also does an incredibly good job of breaking a story down into chunks even if you have no intention of 5k days. The Ten Day Outline, in the same series, is also great reading and worth your time https://thenovelsmithy.com/ten-day-draft/
I'm not kidding when I say Chris Fox's 5000 Words Per Hour changed my life--not because I now write 5000 words per hour, but because it gave me permission to think about how to write efficiently. Plot Gardening is also cool, as is Chris' YouTube channel https://www.chrisfoxwrites.com/write-faster-write-smarter/
Save The Cat is a classic for a reason. I'm gonna rec the original screenwriting version because: I have read it (and also I think it helps to look outside your discipline here and there). Fair warning: will change the way you watch movies permanently https://savethecat.com/
(will update this thread if I think of others)
