Writing

Books about writing may include guidelines about grammar or other technical issues. They may also provide advice about the craft of writing or the business of publication.

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Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
Writers & Lovers
Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
The Paris Bookseller
I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide
Cat Kid Comic Club
Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman
The Messy Lives of Book People
The Hero of This Book
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Bird by Bird
The Elements of Style
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
The Writing Life
The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Creative Life
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bookish Thrillers
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On Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergAPE by Guy Kawasaki
The Art & Business of Writing
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Must-Know Horror Books List
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William Faulkner
Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window. ...more
William Faulkner

Stephen King
Fiction is the truth inside the lie.
Stephen King

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