By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills

I have my favorite fiction writing books, and I’m sure you do too. The following are my go-to resources. One or more may be yours too.

Suggested Resources

The Emotion Thesaurus Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

The Occupation Thesaurus Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

Emotion Amplifiers Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

Plot and Structure James Scott Bell

Revision and Self-Editing  James Scott Bell

Great Stories Don’t Write Themselves Larry Brooks

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers  Renni Browne and Dave King

The Five Love Languages Gary Chapman

Mastering Suspense Structure & Plot Jane K. Cleland

Wired for Story Lisa Cron

The Art of Character David Corbett

On Becoming a Novelist John Gardner

I Know What You Are Thinking Dr. Lillian Glass, Ph.D.

Fixing Your Plot & Story Structure Janice Hardy

Understanding Conflict Janice Hardy

Understanding Show Don’t Tell Janice Hardy

Writing for the Soul Jerry B. Jenkins

Dialogue Gloria Kempton

On Writing Stephen King

Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Nancy Kress

Story Trumps Structure Steven James

Troubleshooting Your Novel Steven James

The 12 Pillars of Novel Construction C.S.Lakin

The Emotional Craft of Fiction Donald Maass

The Fire in Fiction Donald Maass

Writing the Breakout Novel Donald Maass

Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook Donald Maass

Writing 21st Century Fiction Donald Maass

Story Robert McKee

The Dance of Character and Plot DiAnn Mills

The Power of Body Language Tonya Reiman

The Chicago Manual of StyleThe University of Chicago Press

Creating Character Arcs K.M. Weiland

The Moral Premise Stanley D. Williams

We all have favorite writing books that inspire and instruct us to be better novelists. What are yours?

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She weaves memorable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. DiAnn believes every breath of life is someone’s story, so why not capture those moments and create a thrilling adventure?

Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests.

DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She is the director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and Mountainside Retreats: Marketing, Nonfiction, Novelists, and Speakers with social media specialist Edie Melson. DiAnn continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country.

DiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans. She’s an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.

DiAnn is very active online and would love to connect with readers on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Goodreads, BookBub, YouTube, LinkedIn or her website: diannmills.com