A thorough introduction to the craft of text adventures. In good old ASCII too.

How about Fifteen Craft Exercises for Writers? It’s never to late to start writing more.

[stars: 5] On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King). A motivating writing HOWTO wrapped in a downright interesting autobiography. The life story is worth the price of the book, as it’s both an insight into a great novelist and an inspirational tale of addiction and healing.