Dustin Said:

What are some good books about how to write a novel?

We Answered:

These are my particular favorites in no special order:

Hooked: Write Fiction that grabs readers @ page 1 & never lets them
go
The Writer's Digest Writing Clinic edited by Kelly Nickell
Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella
A Beginning, A Muddle, And An End: The Right Way To Write Writing
The Forest for The Trees by Betsy Lerner
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
How I Write by Janet Evanovich
The 28 Biggest Writing Blunders (And How To Avoid Them)
Seven Steps on the Writer's Path by Nancy Pickard & Lynn Lott

I included some books on inspiration as well as the craft of writing. You need to be able to read w/ appreciation how other authors keep their audiences.