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I can't think of any good books that deal with these topics. I learned about inversions from Kostka and Payne's Tonal Harmony (which is not a great book by any means, though it covers a lot of ground). I would check out Hindemith's texts to read on melodic writing (among other important things). Books are expensive, nowadays you can find a PDF for most anything, but a simple Google search will yield many informative links on the aforementioned subjects. If you actually want to learn, go for it.

http://db.tt/NcQLNand youre luky i already had it on DB... And you caught me in a very, very good mood

The most pressing issue is the melodic contour and the voicing of chords. The lines themselves don't move with clear purpose. Focus on learning part-writing and melodic embellishment. Read up on how inversions were treated, as there are a lot of non-root tones in the bass that don't do anything: they should have some melodic or cadential function.

For example: you write down "muta in piccolo", give the player a couple of bars of pauses and then just write picc. above the staff. And when you want him/her to play standard flute again, write "muta in flauto".

https://www.coursera.org/course/improvisation This looks good and I think its free. I think you must be 18 or over to do it. This is worth joining if you are interested in jazz improvisation, I have joined up , Its free.