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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as craft)
avg rating 4.34 — 323,781 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 113,052 ratings — published 1994
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as craft)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,225 ratings — published 2018
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,216 ratings — published 1998
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as craft)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,302 ratings — published 2019
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as craft)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,464 ratings — published 2021
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as craft)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,743 ratings — published 1918
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 71 times as craft)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,643 ratings — published 2016
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as craft)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,209 ratings — published 1986
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as craft)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,427 ratings — published 2000
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 68 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 26,498 ratings — published 2021
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,361 ratings — published 2007
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as craft)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,043 ratings — published 2006
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as craft)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,235 ratings — published 2022
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,102 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,367 ratings — published 1984
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,186 ratings — published 1993
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,734 ratings — published 2002
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as craft)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,584 ratings — published 1989
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 238,391 ratings — published 2015
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,845 ratings — published 1997
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 122,373 ratings — published 2002
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,447 ratings — published 2005
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,735 ratings — published 1973
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,029 ratings — published 1987
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as craft)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,674 ratings — published 2006
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,657 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as craft)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,557 ratings — published 2015
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,374 ratings — published 2022
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,470 ratings — published 2016
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,283 ratings — published 2013
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,345 ratings — published 1976
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,810 ratings — published 1994
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as craft)
avg rating 3.97 — 344,903 ratings — published 2012
Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,927 ratings — published 2006
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,924 ratings — published 2001
The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 3.94 — 92,723 ratings — published 2023
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,414 ratings — published 2012
Last-Minute Knitted Gifts (Last Minute Gifts)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,644 ratings — published 2004
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,481 ratings — published 1992
Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,323 ratings — published 2018
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,735 ratings — published 2016
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,992 ratings — published 2004
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 — 2,550 ratings — published 1970
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,889 ratings — published 2011
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,429 ratings — published 2009
Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,255 ratings — published 2008
Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,089 ratings — published 2007
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,947 ratings — published 2006
Several Short Sentences About Writing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,621 ratings — published 2012
“I am writing in the garden. To write as one should of a garden one must write not outside it or merely somewhere near it, but in the garden.”
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“Some stories have to be written because no one would believe the absurdity of it all.”
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