welcome to the writers.com bookstore

Looking for reference works, manuals on technique and style guides, tips on getting books published, and other resources for writers? We haven't read everything published, but we can recommend the books listed in our bookstore! With each book listed we offer a personal recommendation or quote from another source to help guide your selection. You can then click on the cover or title to learn more about the book and/or to order it from Amazon.com. We hope that if you find a book you like through our recommendations, you will buy it online through our bookstore. The books themselves won't cost you more, but by purchasing them through us you help support this site and services like our free writers groups, online writing tips and resources and free monthly newsletter.

Our current categories:
• The Art of Writing: General Writing Guides
• The Craft of Writing: Reference, Style Guides, Books on Technique, etc.
• The Business of Writing: Markets, Getting Published, Agents, Publishing & Copyright Law, Promotion, Manuscript Format, Proposal How-To, etc.
• Specialty Areas and Genre: Children, Horror, Journalism/ Freelance/ Magazine, Mystery, Playwrighting/ Screenwriting, Poetry, Romance & SF/F
• Software
• Books by Writers on the Net Instructors
• Books Recommended by Writers on the Net Instructors

Chose a category from the list above or enter and start browsing! When you find something of interest click on the title or cover image -- that will take you to the Amazon.com site. To order the item, click on the "add to your shopping cart" button. (You can remove items from your shopping cart at any time.) You can then continue with the ordering process through Amazon and its secure server, or -- if you want to continue browsing or select other books for purchase -- use your browser's "back" button to return to our site.