The Write Guide

Hello fellow writers and editors, welcome to The Write Guide.

The Write Guide was created to justify my naughty little secret -I absolutely LOVE to read books about writing.

Of course it isn't very posh to admit to this; the myth is that great writers are born with their skills and easily become very rich by leisurely tapping away at their keyboards. But anyone who has written anything of length after college knows that no matter how much education and years of experience you collect you never stop learning, and re-learning, the business and craft of good writing.

And with the sheer number of writing guides and handbooks available, it's clear I am not the only writing book enthusiast, this genre has to be making some serious sales (after all who is more likely to buy a book than a writer or editor).

But the volume of material out there can make it difficult for writers who want a fix of industry advice but don't have the cash or time to spend on disappointing hits.

This is where I hope my unsavoury little addiction can be put to work for other professionals and aspiring writers. With almost ten years spent reading everything I can find related to writing, I can safely claim to have read almost every writing guide, handbook, tome, and textbook readily available, and in print, today. So for you, my peer, I offer an aid to find The Write Guide for you, my personal top ten list of writing guides and handbooks.

On this list you will find a healthy mix of style manuals, market guides, memoirs, business books and more. If taken all together these books should be enough to indefinitely keep you motivated, teach you valuable writing and business lessons and give you a sense of being connected to the industry.

If you aspire to make a living through words, or just want to improve your existing writing career, and can only purchase a few books to help you do it, these are The Write Guides: