About Gryphon Books for Writers

Gryphon Books for Writers is an independent reference site for fiction writers. We create research guides and craft-book guides to help novelists build authentic story worlds. Our articles cover historical settings, material culture, and narrative technique.

Where useful, guides suggest a Library of Congress browsing range for their main subject. These call numbers help you locate relevant shelves in university and research libraries without getting lost in general stacks. Check your library's catalog for each title's actual call number and availability.

We build each guide from published books and public archives. We prioritize works that focus on concrete sensory details and verified timelines. Every recommendation links directly to an archive, catalog entry, or source edition. We verify shelf classifications and publication details before publishing any guide.

This address before 2026

The Wayback Machine captured this address as the gryphon ink site on 3 December 1998 and as Gryphon Books for Writers from 2003. That business sold new, used, and out-of-print research and craft books for writers. Gryphon ink published Debra Dixon's handbook Goal, Motivation & Conflict, which is now published by Bell Bridge Books.

The domain changed hands in 2026. We are not that business. We are not affiliated with Debra Dixon, gryphon ink, the former bookstore, or any publisher named on this site. We do not sell books. We cannot fill or answer orders placed with the former shop. We have no customer accounts, order histories, or remaining inventory from the previous enterprise.

Today, this website functions solely as a free reference resource. We write our guides to help authors find reliable historical sources and strengthen their fiction craft.