A guest post by Christina Battons. 

Every blogger knows the secret of good Writing lies in doing a lot of reading.

So if you read proper literature, you can easily turn your blog writing from good to great, and within not much time either.

The number of must-read books is huge. There is never enough time to read all of them. But we need to read fiction to build our own writing style. Plus other blogs to get to know what content other bloggers write about.

Still, it is important to read some essential books, no matter how time-poor you are. You might even have to stop writing for a while to read these books. This will to you time to work out how to implement this knowledge into your writing.

Now here’s the interesting part: 6 books that will turn your writing from good to great. Enjoy!

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

This is the first book you need to read to turn your blog writing from good to great. It teaches you how to unleash your creativity and keep you inspired and motivated.

Perhaps sometimes it’s difficult for you to find an idea to write about. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life is a perfect guideline for those who regularly have this problem.

It will teach you how to cope with your writing problems and how to continue your career no matter what happens. “Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird” is the slogan of this book, and it will definitely become the slogan of your life and your writing.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser

Have you ever thought about the mechanics of writing? How does it actually work? How can you produce compelling words and sentences that attract your readers?

This book, in spite of being written in 1976, answers all these questions. If the technical aspects of writing interests you, this is a must-read book. And even if it doesn’t, this is still a must-read book.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction provides clear advice you can implement immediately to turn your blog writing from good to great. It also offers recommendations for various subjects ranging from science to sports.

On Writing by Stephen King

Stephen King is well known as a most productive author. He has published a huge number of stories and novels, and is loved by many readers. Some love him for his ideas for movies and TV-series, and others love him for his unique ability to wake up all the emotions with one single phrase.

As a real writing maestro, he shares his experiences on perfect writing in his book On Writing and how to create stories that conquer the world.

This is not just another memoir where the author talks about how good he is at writing. This is more like a tutorial that shares practical advice and tools that helps to turn your blog writing from good to great.

Save the Cat by Blake Snyder

Every blogger needs to know how to catch his audience’s attention. He knows has only one attempt to make it work, because if the reader visits the blog and finds nothing interesting, he won’t bother to return.

Therefore every post you write needs to be of top quality if you are to successfully reach out to your audience. You need to understand what makes people want to read your blog.

Save the Cat is one of the best books that explains how to write posts your readers would love to read. This book is based on writing screenplays, which covers important aspects of audience interaction. This helps you to turn your blog writing around to your readers’ point of view.

Story Engineering: Mastering the 6 Core Competencies of Successful Writing by Larry Brooks

It’s important to understand the impact stories can have to turn your blog writing to a different level.

Marketers have known for some time that people love stories and the characters within them. This makes storytelling a strong tool for both marketing and blogging.

If you are going to write a perfect story, you need to understand what elements are important for your readers. You needs to know what to include to turn your blog writing into something that contains every important detail.

Story Engineering will explain the best way to write a post that instantly attracts your readers’ attention.

Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Marry Norris

One of this list’s must-read books definitely should be connected with grammar, since this is a problem for the majority of writers.

Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen concentrates on punctuation and other problems most writers regularly suffer from. For example, it explains every aspect of how to properly use the comma in your writing.

So if you have problems with commas, semi colons and apostrophes, reading this book will be a great help.

So how about learning to turn your blog writing from good to great?

Now’s the time to boost your blogging skills! Buy or download these books from our must-read list. Start writing flawless posts that will turn your blog writing around, and make your blog the most visited website ever!

About this author:

Christina Battons is a blogger and web content writer who helps people and students succeed at writing, education, blogging and more by sharing her knowledge. She writes blog posts at ProWritersCenter, and is also an active guest writer on many websites. You can connect with her on Twitter and Google+.

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