At the conference, I asked the other authors about some of their favorite recommendations for craft books. There were some lively discussions at panels as well!
Here are some of their suggestions!
Craft titles:
This Year You Write Your Novel - Walter Mosley
Plot and Structure by Jamie Scott Bell
Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
On Writing by Stephen King
Goal, Motivation, Conflict by Debra Dixon
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas
The Kick-Ass Writer by Chuck Wendig
Writing the Blockbuster Novel by Al Zuckerberg
Romancing the Beat - Gwen Hayes
Romance Your Brand - Zoe York
Screenplay Mastery - Michael Hauge
Dear Reader (various) by Becca Symes
Master List for Writers by Bryn Donovan
For Grammar;
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynne Truss
The Transitive Vampire by Karen Gordon (old one)
Strunk and White of course!
Podcasts/Videos
On the Page - Pilar Alessandra
The Creative Penn - Joanna Penn
I haven’t read all of the above, but during our romance panel, I’d recommended https://writersinthestormblog.com/2012/03/using-the-12-stages-of-physical-intimacy-to-build-tension/
Anything else that you feel other authors might not know about but would appreciate?
Happy writing!