Resources

For Authors

The Best Punctuation Book, Period by June Casagrande
The Copyeditor's Handbook by Amy Einsohn
Creating Characters by the Editors of Writer's Digest
The Emotion Thesaurus by Ackerman and Puglusi
Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert Your Writing into Palpable Feelings by Nicholas C. Rossis
Grammatically Correct by Anne Stilman (one of my favorite grammar books because her examples are often funny)
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript by James Scott Bell
Liz Fielding's Little Book of Writing Romance by Liz Fielding (not just for romance writers; if you're writing character-driven stories, take a look)
On Writing Romance by Leigh Michaels
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels by Gwen Hayes
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Browne and King
Story Trumps Structure by Steven James
The Subversive Copyeditor by Carol Fisher Saller
Wordslut by Amanda Montell
Write Your Novel From the Middle by James Scott Bell
Jane Friedman's Blog (if you only have time to follow one professional, make it Jane)