Ben Bova: The Craft of Writing Science Fictions that Sells. (Perustuu Notes to a Science Fiction Writer- teoksiin.) Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati Ohio 1994
L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp: Science Fiction Handbook, Revised. - How To Write and Sell Imaginative Stories. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York 1977.
Orson Scott Card: How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy (Genre Writing Series). Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati Ohio 1990
ed by Gardner Dozois, Tina Lee, Stanley Schmidt, Ian Randal Strock and Sheila Williams: Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. St. Martin's Press, New York 1991.
Christopher Evans: Writing Science Fiction. A & C Black, London 1988
Barry B. Longyear: Science Fiction Writer's Workshop I - An Introduction to Fiction Mechanics. Owlswick Press, Philadelphia 1980
Brian Stableford: The Way to Write Science Fiction. Elm Tree Books, London 1980
ed by J. N. Williamson: How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction. Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati Ohio 1987
Seuraavat sf-kirjoittajien teokset eivät ole varsinaisesti sf-kirjoittamisesta.
Orson Scott Card: Characters and Viewpoint. Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati Ohio 1988
Damon Knight: Creating Short Fiction. Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati Ohio 1985