Here are some books I think are vital to the writing process:

Alexandra Sokoloff - Story Structure Basics

Christopher Vogler - The Writer's Journey

WRITING THE BLOCKBUSTER NOVEL by Albert Zuckerman

And these are my favorites:

Classics

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexandre Dumas

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE by C.S. Lewis

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde

Contemporaries

THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR by Jean M. Auel

An Ode to Hemingway

Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES by Diana Gabaldon

WRITTEN IN MY HEART'S OWN BLOOD by Diana Gabaldon

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE by J.K. Rowling

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS by J.K. Rowling

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J.K. Rowling

HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE by J.K. Rowling

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness

A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness

The Grisha series by Leigh Bardugo

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