Every aspiring book writer needs to start somewhere, and there are few places better to start than… well, books. We’re not just talking the novels hat inspire you – presumably, you’ve already read those – but the handbooks, manuals, and how-to guides from the authors and writers who have mastered prose and style that will help turn your writerly dreams into reality.
Here, we round up a handful of the best books to help get your first novel off the ground – or, at least, into a workable first draft.
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