- Writing the Sacred Journey The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir by Elizabeth J. Andrew (not affiliated with The Sacred Journey by Frederick Buechner)
- Dancing on the Head of a Pen by Robert Benson
- The Art of Time in Memoir by Sven Birkerts
- Drawn In: A Creative Process for Artists, Activists, and Jesus Followers by Troy Bronsink
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
- A Syllable of Water: Twenty Writers of Faith Reflect on Their Art edited by Emilie Griffin
- The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Caring For Words In A Culture Of Lies by Marilyn McEntyre
- The Mindful Writer by Dinty W. Moore
- Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide by Nan Merrick Phifer
- Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose
- How to Write a Children’s Book and Get it Published by Barbara Seuling
- Powers of Two: How Relationships Drive Creativity by Joshua Wolf Shenk
- Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
- Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style by Kurt Vonnegut and Suzanne McConnell
- The Art of Spiritual Writing by Vinita Hampton Wright
- The Soul Tells a Story by Vinita Hampton Wright