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You don't have to pick 25 -- choose your favorites   100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Mentor) by Gary Provost 101 Ways to Make Poems Sell by Chris Hamilton-Emery Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional Journalists by Arco Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande Between the Lines: The Subtle Elements of Fiction Writing by Jessica Page Morrell Bird By Bird by Anne Mott Chicago Manual of Style Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing by Mignon Fogarty How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make by Denny Martin Flinn If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland Immediate Fiction by Jerry Cleaver Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper by Sark Less Than Words Can Say by Richard Mitchell Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing by David Morrell Letters by Ted Hughes Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer: How to Win Top Writing Assignments by Jenna Glatzer Make Your Words Work by Gary Provost No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty Ogilvy on Advertising On Writing by Stephen King On Writing Well by William Zinsser Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell Reading like a Writer by Francine Prose Save the Cat by Blake Snyder Simple & Direct by Jacques Barzun Six Figure Freelancing by Kelly James-Enger Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert Mckee Style: Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale The Art and Craft of Feature Writing: Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide by William E. Blundell The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law by Norm Goldstein The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well by Paula LaRocque The Elements of Copywriting by Gary Blake and Bob Bly The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B.White The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers by Betsy Lerner The Letters of Dalton Trumbo. The Renegade Writer by Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield The Well-Fed Writer by Peter Bowerman The Writer’s Guide to Crafting Stories for Children (Write for kids library) by Nancy Lamb The Writing Life by Annie Dillard This Business of Writing by Gregg Levo Words That Sell by Richard Bayan Write Away by Elizabeth George Writer Query Letters that Rock by Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell Writer’s Market by Robert Lee Brewer Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged by Michael A. Stelzner