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On Writing (Mass Market Paperback)
by Stephen King (shelved 6 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.11 — 11,619 ratings — published 2000
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott (shelved 4 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,977 ratings — published 1994
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Flip Dictionary (Paperback)
by Barbara Ann Kipfer (shelved 3 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 30 ratings — published 2000
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)
by William Knowlton Zinsser (shelved 3 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,050 ratings — published 1976
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
by Natalie Goldberg (shelved 3 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,190 ratings — published 2000
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Characters and Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 3 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.11 — 477 ratings — published 1988
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The Writers Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic (Paperback)
by Writer's Digest (shelved 3 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.64 — 51 ratings — published 2000
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Scene of the Crime: A Writer's Guide to Crime-Scene Investigations (Howdunit Series)
by Anne Wingate (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.84 — 56 ratings — published 1992
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Zen in the Art of Writing (Paperback)
by Ray Bradbury (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,003 ratings — published 1989
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by John Champlin Gardner Jr. (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.97 — 769 ratings — published 1984
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition (Paperback)
by Joseph Gibaldi (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.48 — 402 ratings — published 1977
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by Renni Browne (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 308 ratings — published 1993
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20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them (Paperback)
by Ronald B. Tobias (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.67 — 77 ratings — published 2003
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Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction (Paperback)
by Jon Franklin (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.76 — 75 ratings — published 1987
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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by Orson Scott Card (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.89 — 555 ratings — published 1984
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The Writer's Idea Book (Paperback)
by Jack Heffron (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.70 — 99 ratings — published 2000
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Cause of Death : A Writer's Guide to Death, Murder and Forensic Medicine (Howdunit Series)
by Keith D. Wilson (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 68 ratings — published 1992
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Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by E.M. Forster (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 513 ratings — published 1927
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Private Eyes: A Writer's Guide to Private Investigating (Howdunit Series)
by Hal Blythe (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.69 — 29 ratings — published 1993
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Conflict, Action and Suspense (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by William Noble (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.72 — 58 ratings — published 1994
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The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (Paperback)
by Noah Lukeman (Goodreads author) (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.86 — 372 ratings — published 2000
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Plot (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by Ansen Dibell (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.70 — 70 ratings — published 1988
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The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes: (And How to Avoid Them)
by Jack M. Bickham (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.64 — 84 ratings — published 1992
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Scene and Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by Jack M. Bickham (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.96 — 77 ratings — published 1993
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Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons (Howdunit Series)
by Serita Stevens (shelved 2 times as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.02 — 87 ratings — published 1990
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Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within (Paperback)
by Kim Addonizio (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.67 — 46 ratings — published 2009
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Phaic Tan (Jetlag Travel Guide)
by Santo Cilauro (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.44 — 57 ratings — published 2004
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Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader (Paperback)
by Robin Scott Wilson (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 8 ratings — published 1996
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The Power Of Point Of View: Make Your Story Come to Life (Paperback)
by Alicia Rasley (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.67 — 17 ratings — published 2008
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The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines (Paperback)
by Tami D. Cowden (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 42 ratings — published 2000
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Travel Writing (Paperback)
by L. Peat O'Neil (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.50 — 17 ratings — published 2005
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Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer (Hardcover)
by Peter Turchi (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 234 ratings — published 2004
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Dramatist's Toolkit,The: The Craft of the Working Playwright (Paperback)
by Jeffrey Sweet (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published 1993
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The Tolkien Reader (Mass Market Paperback)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 820 ratings — published 1966
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The Giver (Paperback)
by Lois Lowry (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.14 — 91,866 ratings — published 1993
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The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (Paperback)
by John Clute (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 44 ratings — published 1997
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Making Shapely Fiction (Paperback)
by Jerome Stern (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.04 — 113 ratings — published 1991
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The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing (Paperback)
by Richard Hugo (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 496 ratings — published 1979
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Writing without Teachers (Paperback)
by Peter Elbow (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.76 — 82 ratings — published 1975
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The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by Vivian Gornick (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 189 ratings — published 2001
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The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself (Hardcover)
by Susan Bell (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 69 ratings — published 2007
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A Room of One's Own (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Virginia Woolf (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,481 ratings — published 1929
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The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature: From Dragons Lair to Hero Quest (Paperback)
by Philip Martin (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.10 — 23 ratings — published 2002
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Paperback)
by Lynne Truss (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 11,424 ratings — published 2003
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Rules for Writers (Spiral-bound)
by Diana Hacker (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.70 — 27 ratings — published 1999
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The New Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics (Paperback)
by Lewis Turco (Goodreads author) (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.42 — 54 ratings — published 1968
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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (Paperback)
by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.08 — 834 ratings — published 2002
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Frankenstein's Daughters: Women Writing Science Fiction (Paperback)
by Jane Donawerth (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1997
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Junk English (Paperback)
by Ken Smith (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 3.31 — 64 ratings — published 2001
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The Art and Craft of Feature Writing: Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide (Plume)
by William E. Blundell (shelved 1 time as writing-reference)
avg rating 4.09 — 62 ratings — published 1988
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