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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1273 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 315,198 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 964 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,055 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 548 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,764 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 460 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,657 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 392 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,226 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 372 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,618 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 298 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,205 ratings — published 1989
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 248 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,779 ratings — published 2006
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,953 ratings — published 1998
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 218 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,376 ratings — published 1997
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 215 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,068 ratings — published 1993
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 116,888 ratings — published 2002
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 200 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,848 ratings — published 2002
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 190 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,340 ratings — published 2018
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 182 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.54 — 24,233 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 182 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,325 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,273 ratings — published 1984
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 172 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 119,016 ratings — published 1929
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,847 ratings — published 2006
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,145 ratings — published 2007
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,973 ratings — published 2004
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,540 ratings — published 2005
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 232,399 ratings — published 2015
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,345 ratings — published 1992
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 149 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,256 ratings — published 2003
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,773 ratings — published 1995
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 133 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 255,230 ratings — published 1929
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 124 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,317 ratings — published 2012
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,751 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 123 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,514 ratings — published 2012
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 120 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,878 ratings — published 1946
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 332,902 ratings — published 2012
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 113 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,166 ratings — published 2014
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,834 ratings — published 2011
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,073 ratings — published 2001
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,918 ratings — published 1987
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,294 ratings — published 2004
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,727 ratings — published 1949
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,266 ratings — published 1994
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,385 ratings — published 2021
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,096 ratings — published 2008
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,204 ratings — published 2013
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,269 ratings — published 1934
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,449 ratings — published 2013
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,001 ratings — published 2002
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,195 ratings — published 2019
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,296 ratings — published 2015
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,924 ratings — published 1927
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,919 ratings — published 2016
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,661 ratings — published 2012
“So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.”
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“I have stolen ideas from every book I have ever read.”
― The Amber Spyglass
― The Amber Spyglass
