Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025
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Writing Guides


Writing Guides Books

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Bird by Bird
The Elements of Style
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
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Lists

Twisty Little Passages by Nick MontfortWriting Interactive Fiction With Twine by Melissa FordThe Craft of Adventure by Graham NelsonThe Spectrum of Adventure by Thomas A. ChristieThe Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson
Text Adventures/Interactive Fiction
50 books — 12 voters
The Elements of Eloquence by Mark ForsythA Handlist of Rhetorical Terms by Richard A. LanhamRhetorical Devices by Brendan McGuiganShakespeare's Use of the Arts of Language by Miriam JosephBrave New Word by Ramy Tadros
Best Books on Rhetorical Devices
9 books — 5 voters

MFA in a Box by John RemberOn Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne LamottWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Non-Gimmicky Writing Books
48 books — 35 voters

Quotes Tagged “Writing Guides”

Timothy Sharkey
“ A writer is a thinker first and a writer second. ”
― Timothy Sharkey, Writing Made Easy: Just The Basics
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Timothy Sharkey
“ The good information about writing should be easy to find in one book. ”
― Timothy Sharkey, Writing Made Easy: Just The Basics
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