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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 215 times as craft)
avg rating 4.34 — 330,205 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 181 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 116,082 ratings — published 1994
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as craft)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,878 ratings — published 2018
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,769 ratings — published 1998
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as craft)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,623 ratings — published 1918
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as craft)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,394 ratings — published 2019
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as craft)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,517 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 77 times as craft)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,927 ratings — published 2016
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 73 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,914 ratings — published 2021
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 32,633 ratings — published 1986
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,509 ratings — published 2007
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as craft)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,428 ratings — published 2000
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as craft)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,232 ratings — published 2006
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,229 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,416 ratings — published 1984
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as craft)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,384 ratings — published 2022
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,305 ratings — published 1993
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 125,667 ratings — published 2002
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as craft)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,963 ratings — published 1989
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 243,072 ratings — published 2015
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as craft)
avg rating 3.97 — 128,957 ratings — published 2002
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,085 ratings — published 1987
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as craft)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,137 ratings — published 1997
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,085 ratings — published 2005
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as craft)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,077 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 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,756 ratings — published 2012
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,675 ratings — published 2006
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as craft)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,753 ratings — published 2015
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as craft)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,559 ratings — published 2022
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as craft)
avg rating 4.38 — 4,630 ratings — published 2016
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as craft)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,042 ratings — published 2001
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,873 ratings — published 1976
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 10,305 ratings — published 1994
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as craft)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,346 ratings — published 2013
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as craft)
avg rating 3.97 — 357,257 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 — 3,931 ratings — published 2006
The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 3.94 — 103,517 ratings — published 2023
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,474 ratings — published 2012
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,587 ratings — published 1992
Last-Minute Knitted Gifts (Last Minute Gifts)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,647 ratings — published 2004
Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,346 ratings — published 2018
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,566 ratings — published 2008
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 — 3,822 ratings — published 2016
Several Short Sentences About Writing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,798 ratings — published 2012
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 — 6,025 ratings — published 2004
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,013 ratings — published 2006
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 — 2,558 ratings — published 1970
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,919 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 — 1,428 ratings — published 2009
Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,255 ratings — published 2008
“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
“The discipline of creation, be it to paint, compose, write, is an effort towards wholeness.”
― Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
― Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
