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Writing Tips From Authors - And how they became published authors
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Patti Roberts (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 70 ratings
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52 Weeks of Writing Tips
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Bob Nailor (Goodreads Author)
4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 899,
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The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
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James Scott Bell (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 1,640 ratings
score: 495,
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Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
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4.20 avg rating — 5,968 ratings
score: 393,
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Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book
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Scott Lorenz (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 264 ratings
score: 300,
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
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3.87 avg rating — 106,870 ratings
score: 298,
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Writing Course: Teaching the Time-Efficient Principles of Planning and Writing a Book
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Hayley Paige (Goodreads Author)
4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
score: 200,
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Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice
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3.62 avg rating — 437 ratings
score: 199,
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It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
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4.15 avg rating — 1,623 ratings
score: 198,
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
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4.21 avg rating — 32,331 ratings
score: 191,
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How to Write a Book or Novel - An Insider's Guide to Getting Published
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Jonathan Veale (Goodreads Author)
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score: 100,
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How to Write a Memoir - procrastination to print made simple
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Chris Thrall (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Secrets to Writing Well - Volume 1
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Richard S. Hartmetz (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 100,
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So You Wrote a Book: Now What?
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Robin Tidwell (Goodreads Author)
4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Elements of Active Prose
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Tahlia Newland (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Story Trumps Structure: How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules
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Steven James (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 737 ratings
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Living Revision: A Writer's Craft as Spiritual Practice
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Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew (Goodreads Author)
4.71 avg rating — 65 ratings
score: 100,
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The Influential Author: How and Why to Write, Publish, and Sell Nonfiction Books That Matter (2nd Edition)
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Gregory V. Diehl (Goodreads Author)
4.54 avg rating — 113 ratings
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Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative
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3.69 avg rating — 542 ratings
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5,000 WRITING PROMPTS: A Master List of Plot Ideas, Creative Exercises, and More
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Bryn Donovan (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 212 ratings
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Your Novel Outline Journal
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Reni Stankova (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 100,
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Brand the Author (Not the Book): A Workbook for Writing & Launching Your Own Author Brand Plan
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Karen A. Chase (Goodreads Author)
4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Writing an Identity Not Your Own: A Guide for Creative Writers
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Alex Temblador (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 135 ratings
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The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
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Noah Lukeman (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 3,688 ratings
score: 99,
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The Kick-Ass Writer: 1001 Ways to Write Great Fiction, Get Published, and Earn Your Audience
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Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 930 ratings
score: 99,
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Writing the Sacred Journey: Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir
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Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 163 ratings
score: 99,
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Narrative Fiction: Contemporay Poetics
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3.61 avg rating — 319 ratings
score: 99,
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Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More
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Bryn Donovan (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 751 ratings
score: 99,
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Writers Gym: Exercises And Training Tips For Writers
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3.57 avg rating — 37 ratings
score: 97,
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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
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4.10 avg rating — 10,518 ratings
score: 93,
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Writing Stories: The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Fiction
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liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 92,
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