Best Books on Creative Life

Books for Artists & Writers

1	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 233,073 ratings score: 15,211, and 154 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke 4.30 avg rating — 53,901 ratings score: 13,757, and 139 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 81,917 ratings score: 11,563, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron 3.91 avg rating — 97,304 ratings score: 8,791, and 89 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Being and Time by Martin Heidegger 4.03 avg rating — 20,715 ratings score: 6,591, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg 4.19 avg rating — 26,334 ratings score: 6,317, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 78,324 ratings score: 4,744, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present by Eric R. Kandel 4.23 avg rating — 1,446 ratings score: 4,477, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse 4.13 avg rating — 141,437 ratings score: 4,300, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 210,959 ratings score: 4,208, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.04 avg rating — 608,239 ratings score: 4,098, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp 4.05 avg rating — 30,037 ratings score: 3,828, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf 4.17 avg rating — 127,308 ratings score: 3,586, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury 4.10 avg rating — 15,792 ratings score: 3,463, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz 3.90 avg rating — 4,891 ratings score: 3,363, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 4.03 avg rating — 123,337 ratings score: 2,364, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,698 ratings score: 2,196, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles 3.73 avg rating — 73,381 ratings score: 2,125, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland 4.12 avg rating — 7,788 ratings score: 1,997, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande 3.98 avg rating — 5,501 ratings score: 1,948, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov 4.04 avg rating — 14,686 ratings score: 1,928, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 161,862 ratings score: 1,922, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss 3.86 avg rating — 101,462 ratings score: 1,849, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards 3.86 avg rating — 304,755 ratings score: 1,804, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Writing Life by Annie Dillard 3.99 avg rating — 14,122 ratings score: 1,653, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Father Forgive Us, for We Know Not What We Do by Helmut Glavar 4.42 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 1,564, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser 4.26 avg rating — 23,080 ratings score: 1,547, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers by Carolyn See 3.98 avg rating — 1,346 ratings score: 1,473, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Just Kids by Patti Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 191,297 ratings score: 1,271, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,542 ratings score: 1,195, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life by Natalie Goldberg 4.14 avg rating — 6,074 ratings score: 1,173, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Artist's Torah by David Ebenbach (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 1,054, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Why I Write by George Orwell 4.03 avg rating — 8,714 ratings score: 994, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami 3.85 avg rating — 114,602 ratings score: 976, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty 4.07 avg rating — 3,235 ratings score: 955, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey by Dipa Sanatani (Goodreads Author) 4.94 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 900, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 2,219,125 ratings score: 884, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Narrative Escape by Tom Stafford 4.14 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 793, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	From Words to Brain by Livia Blackburne (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 788, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance by Julia Cameron 3.95 avg rating — 661 ratings score: 751, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 7,561 ratings score: 728, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, and Memoirs by Eudora Welty 4.38 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 723, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'Connor 4.30 avg rating — 3,217 ratings score: 721, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	On Writing by Eudora Welty 4.04 avg rating — 549 ratings score: 717, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	A Tempest Soul by Oliver Phipps (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum by Keri Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 8,310 ratings score: 697, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 14,869 ratings score: 664, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	A Writer's Diary by Virginia Woolf 4.17 avg rating — 4,863 ratings score: 662, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Letters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas Llosa 3.86 avg rating — 2,900 ratings score: 626, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Creative Companion: How to Free Your Creative Spirit by S.A.R.K. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,786 ratings score: 607, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings by Diana Pavlac Glyer (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 717 ratings score: 595, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds 4.21 avg rating — 28,185 ratings score: 591, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Conscious Parenting: Mindful Living Course for Parents (AoL Mindfulness #5) by Nataša Pantović (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 590, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Mindful Being (AoL Mindfulness, #4) by Nataša Pantović (Goodreads Author) 4.74 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 588, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'Engle 4.26 avg rating — 7,324 ratings score: 581, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	What It Is by Lynda Barry 4.12 avg rating — 18,331 ratings score: 572, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman 4.11 avg rating — 6,185 ratings score: 555, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch 3.72 avg rating — 10,789 ratings score: 554, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	On Literature by Umberto Eco 3.96 avg rating — 2,052 ratings score: 535, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James 3.76 avg rating — 1,890 ratings score: 529, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith 3.73 avg rating — 1,022 ratings score: 517, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera 3.97 avg rating — 5,217 ratings score: 517, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	MFA in a Box by John Rember (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card 3.90 avg rating — 4,337 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	History of Beauty by Umberto Eco 3.80 avg rating — 52,943 ratings score: 465, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Letters to a Young Artist: Building a Life in Art by Julia Cameron 3.79 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 456, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee 4.27 avg rating — 12,770 ratings score: 454, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English by Patricia T. O'Conner 3.94 avg rating — 4,131 ratings score: 433, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster 3.82 avg rating — 3,870 ratings score: 421, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	How To Write Science Fiction by Paul Di Filippo 3.64 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Vendere il tuo libro con successo by Stephen Brown 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Houdini Heart by Ki Longfellow (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 4,853 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 4.09 avg rating — 59,586 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge 4.16 avg rating — 2,409 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor 3.89 avg rating — 24,477 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Letters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere Smith 4.05 avg rating — 635 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 4.01 avg rating — 618 ratings score: 373, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu 4.27 avg rating — 124,125 ratings score: 373, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 210,150 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Writing Alone and with Others by Pat Schneider (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 602 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Western Wind: An Introduction to Poetry by David Mason 4.08 avg rating — 288 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd 4.02 avg rating — 371 ratings score: 358, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling by James N. Frey 3.86 avg rating — 2,448 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression by Eric Maisel (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 379 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews by Samuel R. Delany 4.28 avg rating — 375 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Ecological Rift by John Bellamy Foster 4.35 avg rating — 390 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Ish by Peter H. Reynolds 4.37 avg rating — 10,170 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe by Laurie Lisle (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,993 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The 10% Solution by Ken Rand 4.19 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	One Art by Elizabeth Bishop 4.44 avg rating — 403 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Fun with a Pencil by Andrew Loomis 4.11 avg rating — 2,243 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 4.06 avg rating — 82,634 ratings score: 273, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays 3.90 avg rating — 1,780 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 28,179 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters by John Steinbeck 4.11 avg rating — 1,259 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Writing on Both Sides of the Brain: Breakthrough Techniques for People Who Write by Henriette Anne Klauser 3.89 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner 4.10 avg rating — 2,723 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Eye of the Story: Selected Essays and Reviews by Eudora Welty 4.11 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 252, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Why Smart People Hurt: A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative by Eric Maisel (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 453 ratings score: 242, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 3,349 ratings score: 223, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars