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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 326,822 ratings — published 2002
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 114,565 ratings — published 1994
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,400 ratings — published 1986
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,534 ratings — published 1992
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,297 ratings — published 1918
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,454 ratings — published 2002
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,133 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,562 ratings — published 2018
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,445 ratings — published 2012
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,592 ratings — published 1976
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,015 ratings — published 2004
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,901 ratings — published 2011
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,231 ratings — published 1993
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,012 ratings — published 1997
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,937 ratings — published 1973
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,776 ratings — published 2016
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,308 ratings — published 2013
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 28 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,787 ratings — published 2016
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,051 ratings — published 1987
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,378 ratings — published 1934
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,541 ratings — published 1998
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,741 ratings — published 1988
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,279 ratings — published 2021
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,745 ratings — published 2005
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,390 ratings — published 1984
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,266 ratings — published 2003
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,534 ratings — published 2013
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,441 ratings — published 2007
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,192 ratings — published 1949
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,281 ratings — published 2002
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,331 ratings — published 2011
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,984 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 22 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,700 ratings — published 2012
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,663 ratings — published 2013
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,751 ratings — published 1989
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 240,355 ratings — published 2015
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,697 ratings — published 1987
Back to Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 178 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,384 ratings — published 1942
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,233 ratings — published 2005
The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,224 ratings — published 2009
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,332 ratings — published 2002
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,419 ratings — published 2008
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,314 ratings — published 2004
The Science of Storytelling (ebook)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,756 ratings — published 2019
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,694 ratings — published 2012
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,290 ratings — published 2008
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,633 ratings — published 1993
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,937 ratings — published 1984
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Writers Helping Writers, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,934 ratings — published 2013
“Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
“When poetry becomes synonymous with examination stress, it is unsurprising that readers abandon it once formal education ends.”
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