What's a good book to read when learning about how to write a good novel?

Stephen King's "On Writing"

He is a world renowned best seller. Anything he writes - it sells.

Read his book about writing. You won't be sorry.

The Novelist's Essential Guide to Creating Plot by J. Madison Davis

http://www.librarything.com/work/313053

and The Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes by Ray Obstfeld

http://www.librarything.com/work/7699

You'll find other books on the subject at each of those links.

Steven Pressfield is considered one of the best "writing coaches" out there by other best selling authors...

He is also a very well known published author himself..

His book "The War of Art" is considered to be the book most professional writers recommend.

He has a blog, he has books, he does interviews...and if you google his name, you'll find all sorts of useful material written by him.

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont.

Check this list, I hope you will find what you want...

http://news.imam4u.com/?a=write+good+novel&c=83#ap

-smn