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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 325,844 ratings — published 2002
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 114,061 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,147 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,330 ratings — published 1986
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,519 ratings — published 1976
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as write)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,867 ratings — published 1973
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as write)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,944 ratings — published 1997
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,457 ratings — published 1998
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,106 ratings — published 2002
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 122,791 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 7 times as write)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,097 ratings — published 2006
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,049 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 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,743 ratings — published 2016
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,421 ratings — published 2007
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 16,152 ratings — published 1946
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,651 ratings — published 2005
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,065 ratings — published 1981
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,216 ratings — published 1993
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,313 ratings — published 2004
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,073 ratings — published 1949
Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.37 — 6,010 ratings — published 2020
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,371 ratings — published 1942
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,422 ratings — published 2014
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,851 ratings — published 1995
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,039 ratings — published 1987
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,363 ratings — published 2014
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,440 ratings — published 2012
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript (Bell on Writing)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,284 ratings — published 2014
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,737 ratings — published 1988
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 348,269 ratings — published 2012
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,371 ratings — published 1934
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 239,748 ratings — published 2015
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,870 ratings — published 2003
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,968 ratings — published 2006
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,812 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,379 ratings — published 1984
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.03 — 896 ratings — published 1990
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,261 ratings — published 2003
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,480 ratings — published 2021
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,990 ratings — published 1979
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,194 ratings — published 2007
Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.43 — 872 ratings — published 2011
Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,317 ratings — published 1988
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,006 ratings — published 2004
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,394 ratings — published 2008
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Writers Helping Writers, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.69 — 1,296 ratings — published 2017
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,518 ratings — published 1992
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.35 — 884 ratings — published 2012
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,442 ratings — published 2013
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,543 ratings — published 2010
“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.”
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“Reading poetry is like undressing before a bath. You don't undress out of fear that your clothes will become wet. You undress because you want the water to touch you. You want to completely immerse yourself in the feeling of the water and to emerge anew.”
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