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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as craft)
avg rating 4.34 — 316,514 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,545 ratings — published 1994
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as craft)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,476 ratings — published 2018
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,982 ratings — published 1998
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as craft)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,395 ratings — published 2021
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as craft)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,212 ratings — published 2019
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as craft)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,934 ratings — published 1918
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as craft)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,423 ratings — published 2000
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,193 ratings — published 2007
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as craft)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,740 ratings — published 1986
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 66 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 24,558 ratings — published 2021
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 65 times as craft)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,387 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,289 ratings — published 1984
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,950 ratings — published 2016
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as craft)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,824 ratings — published 2006
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as craft)
avg rating 3.97 — 117,747 ratings — published 2002
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,091 ratings — published 1993
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as craft)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,095 ratings — published 2022
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as craft)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,240 ratings — published 1989
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 233,243 ratings — published 2015
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as craft)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,461 ratings — published 1997
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,691 ratings — published 2005
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 119,449 ratings — published 2002
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,671 ratings — published 2006
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,936 ratings — published 1987
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as craft)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,311 ratings — published 1973
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as craft)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,534 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as craft)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,345 ratings — published 2015
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,129 ratings — published 2022
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 40 times as craft)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,307 ratings — published 2016
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,731 ratings — published 1976
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 335,404 ratings — published 2012
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,214 ratings — published 2013
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,330 ratings — published 1994
Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,909 ratings — published 2006
Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as craft)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,293 ratings — published 2018
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as craft)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,840 ratings — published 2001
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,361 ratings — published 1992
Last-Minute Knitted Gifts (Last Minute Gifts)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,636 ratings — published 2004
Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,086 ratings — published 2007
Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,544 ratings — published 1970
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,328 ratings — published 2012
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,976 ratings — published 2004
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,431 ratings — published 2009
Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,254 ratings — published 2008
Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between (ebook)
by (shelved 30 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,902 ratings — published 2014
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,849 ratings — published 2011
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as craft)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,411 ratings — published
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as craft)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,641 ratings — published 2016
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,873 ratings — published 2006
“Narrative Tension is primarily about witholding information.”
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“Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to undergo the effort needed to understand it.”
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
