Books on Writing that I've Personally Found Helpful - affiliate links

 THESAURUSES, ETC. - RESOURCES WHILE WRITING

• The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale - I find it easier to have this open on my kindle (on computer) and search here than to search online.
• The Dialogue Thesaurus by Dahlia Evans - because "he said" and "she said" isn't the "only" way
• The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi - this is my favorite! Personally I have the hard copy
• Emotion Amplifiers by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi -  currently free on kindle
• Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
• ​Positive Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
• Master List for Writers - by Bryn Donovan
• ​Urban Setting Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
• Rural Setting Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi

HOW TO BOOKS - MARKETING, WRITING, OUTLINING

• Launch to Market by Chris Fox - "provides a simple system to plan, track, and execute your book launch."
• 10 Step Self-Publishing Boot Camp: The Survival Guide for Launching Your First Novel by S.K. Quinn - Do you see self-published authors succeeding and want to join them but are unsure how?
  
• ​Let's Get Visible by David Gaughran - "Take your sales to the next level"
• Take off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker- plotting for pantsers
• Book Marketing Guide by Mark Coker - currently free on kindle - "Learn how to market any book"
• The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - the large sized paperback is really cool but it's also available on kindle -- "The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments"
• Save The Cat by Blake Snyder - "How to write Beats" - this is every writer's favorite for non-extensive outlining. It's written for screenplays but you can download Jami Gold's free worksheets which effortlessly translates screen page count to book page count. 
• Successful Self Publishing by Joanna Penn - free on kindle
• How to Make a Living with Your Writing by Joanna Penn
• The Successful Author Mindset by Joanna Penn - "Being a writer is not just about typing. It’s also about surviving the roller-coaster of the creative journey."
• Story Engineering by Larry Brooks - "Story Engineering starts with the criteria and the architecture of storytelling, the engineering and design of a story--and uses it as the basis for narrative."
• Story Physics by Larry Brooks - "Understand and harness the six storytelling forces that are constantly at work in your fiction. Transform your story idea into a dramatically compelling concept. Optimize the choices you make in terms of character, conflict, subplot, subtext, and more to render the best possible outcome."
• ​Story Genius: : How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)  - by Lisa Cron - this is my favorite book for outlining - laying the foundation of the story. On my 3rd book in series I'm currently writing I ended up writing the entire book without some key elements and had to scrap 25K words and rewrite half the book. For the 4th, I read this book first and I'm on track, thus her title is more than apropos. This link is for the hardcover. The kindle version is here.