Thanks, but This Isn't for Us (Jessica Page Morrell)

Excellent advice from a developmental editor (one who works with authors to get their projects ready to submit to publishers or agents) on how to avoid many of the problems that leads to rejection. I found useful tips here about things like balancing plots and subplots and structuring scenes, and a good plan for the many stages of revision. Recommended for people who want to write fiction or memoir.

Wired for Story (Lisa Cron)

How cognitive psychology applies to the process of reading fiction, and by extension how writers can use this information to write better, more engaging, more successful stories. I didn't learn any new cognitive psychology from this book, but can endorse the accuracy of the science she presents, and I was very interested in what it has to say about writing. I recommend this for anyone who is trying to get a story written and then get it read by others.