Writer's Craft Books in Order

Writer's Craft by Rayne Hall contains 40 books, published between 2012 and 2023. The first book is Writing Scary Scenes (2012) and the newest is Publishing Story Collections and Anthologies (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
40
Published
2012–2023

Writer's Craft is a series of 40 how-to guides for fiction writers by Rayne Hall, published between 2012 and 2023. Each volume takes one problem: Writing Scary Scenes (2012), Writing Fight Scenes, Writing About Villains, Writing About Magic, Writing Vivid Settings, The Word-Loss Diet. Several later titles move to the business side, among them Twitter for Writers and Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes. Publishing Story Collections and Anthologies (2023) is the most recent volume.

How many Writer's Craft books are there?

Writer's Craft has 40 books, released between 2012 and 2023.

Writer's Craft Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 40 Writer's Craft books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Writing Scary Scenes2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  2. 2
    The Word-Loss Diet2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  3. 3
    Writing About Villains2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  4. 4
    Writing Fight Scenes2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  5. 5
    Writing About Magic2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  6. 6
    Writing Dark Stories2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  7. 72014
  8. 8
    Twitter for Writers2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  9. 92014
  10. 10
    Writing Vivid Settings2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  11. 112015
  12. 122015
  13. 13
    Writing Deep Point Of View2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  14. 14
    Getting Book Reviews2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  15. 15
    Euphonics For Writers2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  16. 16
    Writing Vivid Dialogue2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  17. 17
    Novel Revision Prompts2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  18. 18
    Writing Vivid Characters2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  19. 192016
  20. 20
    Writing Vivid Plots2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  21. 212016
  22. 22
    Writing Vivid Emotions2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  23. 23
    Mid-Novel Writing Prompts2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  24. 24
    Fantasy Writing Prompts2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  25. 25
    Horror Writing Prompts2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  26. 262017
  27. 27
    Writing Love Scenes2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  28. 28
    How To Write That Scene2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  29. 29
    More Horror Writing Prompts2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  30. 30
    Author Branding2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  31. 31
    Ghostwriting2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  32. 32
    Writing Gothic Fiction2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  33. 33
    Fiction Pacing2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  34. 34
    Copywriting2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  35. 35
    Crisis Writing2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  36. 36
    200 Boosts for Indie Authors2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  37. 372022
  38. 382022
  39. 392022
  40. 402023

Is there a chronological order for Writer's Craft?

No separate chronological order is on record for Writer's Craft, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Writer's Craft books in order?

You should read the Writer's Craft books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Writer's Craft book also stands alone.

Where to start with Writer's Craft

Start with Writing Scary Scenes (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Writer's Craft book?

Publishing Story Collections and Anthologies (2023) is the newest Writer's Craft book released so far.

Is there a new Writer's Craft book coming?

No next Writer's Craft book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Writer's Craft at a glance

Paused
No new Writer's Craft title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Writer's Craft books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Writer's Craft books, 33 of 40, were published in the 2010s.

More books by Rayne Hall

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.