Useful books for writers

AC&Black, Writer's & Artists Yearbook

The complete directory of all the agents and publishers in UK (and also USA).

Carole Blake, From Pitch to Publication

Understand what an agent does and how the whole process of manuscript submission works.

Strunk and White, The Elements of Style

Write better. Simpler. Without extra words.

Stephen King, On Writing

A very honest insight into how the master crafts his stories and the writing life.

Lynn Truss, Eats, Shoots and Leaves
A funny little book that...