Can you recommend any specific books on writing that you have found to be particularly informative and inspiring?

Characterization

Building Believable Characters by Marc McCutcheon
Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card

General

The Complete Guide to Writing & Selling the Christian Novel by Penelope J. Stokes. Ph.D.
The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman
How to Write & Sell Your First Novel by Oscar Collier with Frances Spatz Leighton
The Little Handbook to Perfecting the Art of Christian Writing by Leonard G. Goss & Don M. Aycock
Make Your Words Work by Gary Provost
On Writing by Stephen King
The Marshal Plan for Novel Writing by Evan Marshall
The Writer’s Digest Handbook of Novel Writing

Writing Mystery or Suspense

The Crime Writer’s Reference Guide by Martin Roth
Howdunit: How Crimes Are Committed and Solved, Edited by John Boertlein

Marketing

The Writer’s Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats by Dian Dincin Buchman & Seli Groves
How to Write Irresistible Query Letters by Lisa Collier Cool
You Can Market Your Book by Carmen Leal

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