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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1269 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 312,095 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 959 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,058 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 546 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,440 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 457 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,430 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 389 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,059 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 372 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,378 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 296 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,087 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 246 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,679 ratings — published 2006
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,822 ratings — published 1998
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,201 ratings — published 1997
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 213 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,035 ratings — published 1993
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 115,064 ratings — published 2002
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 199 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.95 — 117,623 ratings — published 2002
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.50 — 12,999 ratings — published 2018
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 181 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,213 ratings — published 2016
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 177 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.54 — 23,557 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,243 ratings — published 1984
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 115,935 ratings — published 1929
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,213 ratings — published 2005
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,804 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 — 7,067 ratings — published 2007
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,952 ratings — published 2004
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 161 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 230,145 ratings — published 2015
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,281 ratings — published 1992
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 151 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,143 ratings — published 2003
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,746 ratings — published 1995
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 249,948 ratings — published 1929
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 125 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.52 — 6,274 ratings — published 2012
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,700 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 — 5,430 ratings — published 2012
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,470 ratings — published 1946
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 327,401 ratings — published 2012
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,112 ratings — published 2014
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,804 ratings — published 2011
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,864 ratings — published 1987
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,063 ratings — published 2001
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,291 ratings — published 2004
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,379 ratings — published 1949
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,077 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 — 2,348 ratings — published 2021
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,001 ratings — published 2008
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,155 ratings — published 2013
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,238 ratings — published 1934
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,429 ratings — published 2013
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 4,951 ratings — published 2002
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,125 ratings — published 2019
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,222 ratings — published 2015
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,889 ratings — published 1927
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,639 ratings — published 2012
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,360 ratings — published 1998
“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don't have to makes speeches. Just believing is usually enough.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
