Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means I will get a commission on purchases made through some of the links in this post at no extra cost to you. I won't recommend anything I wouldn't buy myself. Over the past few years, I have read quite a few nonfiction books on the subject of writing. Some of them changed the way I write, and for those of you who are writers themselves, I thought I would share some of them with you. The Story Equation I got this book over a year ago, and it still sits on my shelf where I refer to it from time to time. It's actually the reason I learned how to plot and finish a story, and I still use the system introduced in this book for just about all my fiction. This is a wonderful resource for anyone struggling with plotting, outlining, or characterization. The best part is that it focuses on using your character to create the story, rather than the other way around. So, if you struggle with creating character-dr...