At some point before you publish, you are going to need to write a book. The writing of the book is not the focus of this site, so I will defer this instruction to more capable hands.
For Fiction
Online
Here are a few of the online articles that have made the biggest difference in my fiction writing.
Randy Ingermanson -
- Writing the Perfect Scene – online article
- The Snowflake Method of Writing a Novel – online article
Jim Butcher -
- Introduction
- Story Craft
- Conflict, Logical Response and Point of View
- Story Skeletons
- Characters
- The Great Swampy Middle
- Scenes
- Sequels
- Story Climax
- Putting It all Together
Larry Brooks – story structure series.
- Story Structure — Just Possibly the Holy Grail of Storytelling
- Story Structure Series: #1 — Introducing the Four Parts of Story
- Story Structure Series: #2 – Milestones Along the 4-Part Storytelling Road
- Story Structure Series: #3 – Five Missions for the Set-up (Part 1) of Your Story
- Story Structure Series: #4 – The Most Important Moment in Your Story: The First Plot Point
- Story Structure Series: #5 — Part 2 of Your Story… The Response
- Story Structure Series: #6 — Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone
- Story Structure Series: #7… the Part 3 Attack
- Story Structure Series: #8 – The Second Plot Point
- Story Structure Series: #9 – Pinch Points
- Story Structure Series: #10 — Part 4… the Final Act
- Story Structure Series: Epilogue… the Fine Print
- The Single Most Powerful Writing Tool You’ll Ever See That Fits On One Page
Books on Writing Fiction
Characters and Viewpoint, Orson Scott Card
Techniques of the Selling Writer, Dwight V. Swain
Non-Fiction
Actually, I’d still suggest a variation on snowflake method. Other than that, I don’t really have any advice yet.