These are books I've read and enjoyed, with specific information about writing Fantasy Fiction:
Card, Orson Scott, How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, Writer's Digest, 1990.
Gerrold, David, Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, Writer's Digest, 2001.
Le Guin, Ursula K., Cheek by Jowl: Talks & Essays on How & Why Fantasy Matters, Aqueduct Press, c2009.
Le Guin, Ursula K., The Language of the Night : Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction, HarperCollins Publishers, 1992.
Le Guin, Ursula K., Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussion on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew, Eighth Mountain Press, 1998.
Martin, Philip, ed., The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature: From Dragon's Lair to Hero's Quest, Writer Books, c2002.
I'm still in the middle of reading Le Guin's Cheek by Jowl, and enjoying it. If you know of other helpful guides to speculative writing, please let me know in the comments!
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