Books that Inspire to Write More and Write Better

I’m often asked what are my favourite books on writing. There are not just one or two that I could name easily. Reading dozens and dozens of books on writing have made me the writer that I am. So, I decided to do a series of nine blog posts where I share my favourite books on writing. This one is the first in the series. Here, I talk about books that motivate and inspire me to write more and write better.

Watch the video here:

 

What are your favourite books on writing? Please share them in the comments below. If you want an easily accessible list of the books that I mention in this video, here is the list:

1. Becoming a Writer – Dorothea Brande
2. Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert
3. Zen in the Art of Writing – Ray Bradbury
4. On Writing – Stephen King
5. Deep Work – Cal Newport
6. On Writing – Ernest Hemingway
7. A Room of One’s Own – Virginia Woolf
8. Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott
9. Writing down the Bones – Natalie Goldberg
10. The Creative Habit – Twyla Tharp
11. The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron
12. Letters to a Young Poet – Rainer Maria Rilke
13. Make Good Art – Neil Gaiman