![Don't Murder Your Mystery [Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W1yZbedRL._SL75_.jpg) | Don't Murder Your Mystery [Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book] by Chris Roerden
Buy new: $15.34 / Used from: $8.50 This title explains the fine lines and techniques of mystery crafting. Buy it, read it, and memorize it.
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 | The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life by Julia Cameron
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 | The Novel Writers Toolkit by Bob Mayer
Buy used from: $0.01 Not just for mystery writers. All authors can profit from this title.
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 | Write Great Fiction - Dialogue by Gloria Kempton
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 | The Elements of Style Illustrated by William Strunk Jr.
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $6.69 This title comes in dozens of editions, mine was a requirement for English 101. Take your pick.
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 | Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock 'em Dead with Style by Hallie Ephron Touger
Buy used from: $0.01 Hallie is an award winning reviewer, pay attention to what she says about style.
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 | Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $7.20 Your mystery is written, now the work begins. But first you must take yourself out of the picture. Editing, revision, deleting are the tough part of writing.
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 | Revision And Self-Editing (Write Great Fiction) by James Scott Bell
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $9.25 |
 | The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction by Michael Seidman
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 | The Chicago Manual of Style
Buy new: $31.17 / Used from: $31.16 Editing leads to grammar and usage, over and over we hear authors say I use the Chicago Manual of Style. We subscribed when it became available online and have not regretted the $25/yr. expense.
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 | Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! by Lynne Truss
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $3.94 My downfall, our editor spouts unprintable verbiage. Need to purchase a new copy.
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 | Punctuate It Right! (Harpercollins Reference Library) by Harry Shaw
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| Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker
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 | Writing as a Small Business by Nash Black
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $9.98 Writing is a business and you can profit by knowing your business. This small volume highlights many aspects of the economic side of writing including the benefits provided by the IRS.
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 | Goof Proofer by Stephen Manhard
Buy new: $9.00 / Used from: $0.98 Turned around to put books back on the shelf and found this small volume. It is great for common mistakes in usage such as affect vs. effect.
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 | The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman
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 | Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
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