Novelist as a Vocation - Haruki Murakami
A decent Murakami biography with a thin veneer of writing advice. However, if you are looking for insight into his specific practice and novels, this is a book for you
Books
2K to 10K - Rachel Aaron
Based on a viral blog post from 2011, Aaron attempts to impart her speed demon writing ways. She claims that most people double their writing output following her method.
Meander Spiral Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative - Jane Alison
Like a natural historian of text, Alison catalogs and describes several alternative narrative structures at both the macrotext and microtext level.
Murder Your Darlings - Roy Peter Clark
Clark summarizes over 50 writing books in six categories, with insightful commentary and bullet-pointed lessons at the end of each chapter.
Science Fiction 101 - Robert Silverburg
A master reminisces on his childhood and teaches you how to pick apart stories for their meaty writing lessons.
Techniques of the Selling Writer - Dwight V. Swain
A 50’s era pulp writer speed runs your writing knowledge.