Gearing Up to Write

I recently spent the weekend with friends who picked my brain about writing. How did you start? Where did you learn to write? Why do you say it the way you do? I smiled when I pulled up Cindy Ervin Huff’s latest blog, Twelve Fave Writing Craft Books from My Bookshelves.
She’s listed several of my favorites as well. If she’d ask, I’d also add Eva Marie Everson’s Common Mistakes Writers Make and  Stephen King’s On Writing. My copies are highlighted, coffee-stained, and much loved.
Thanks, Cindy, for the great list.
What are some of your favorite writing books?