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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 324 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 313,477 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 240 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,522 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,626 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,553 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,151 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,500 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,138 ratings — published 1989
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,368 ratings — published 2005
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,053 ratings — published 1993
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,730 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,157 ratings — published 2018
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 115,978 ratings — published 2002
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)
by (shelved 58 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,271 ratings — published 2016
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,962 ratings — published 2004
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,278 ratings — published 1997
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,067 ratings — published 2001
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,100 ratings — published 2007
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 231,248 ratings — published 2015
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,821 ratings — published 2006
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,648 ratings — published 2012
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,169 ratings — published 2002
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,194 ratings — published 2003
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,309 ratings — published 1992
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,884 ratings — published 1998
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,258 ratings — published 1984
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,472 ratings — published 2012
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 37 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,296 ratings — published 2012
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,819 ratings — published 2011
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,753 ratings — published 1995
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,888 ratings — published 2016
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,256 ratings — published 1934
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,255 ratings — published 2015
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,685 ratings — published 2013
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,290 ratings — published 2004
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,313 ratings — published 2019
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,890 ratings — published 1987
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,710 ratings — published 1988
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.54 — 23,861 ratings — published 2021
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,606 ratings — published 2016
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,280 ratings — published 2011
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,520 ratings — published 1949
Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,538 ratings — published 1990
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,436 ratings — published 2013
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,369 ratings — published 1998
The Forest for the Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,150 ratings — published 2000
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,663 ratings — published 2000
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,175 ratings — published 2013
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,643 ratings — published 2012
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,857 ratings — published 1990
The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as books-on-writing)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,790 ratings — published 2009
