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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 317,669 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 110,926 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,077 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,787 ratings — published 1986
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 — 21,365 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as write)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,825 ratings — published 1976
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,014 ratings — published 1998
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 3.77 — 11,848 ratings — published 2006
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 119,945 ratings — published 2002
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,216 ratings — published 2007
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,505 ratings — published 1997
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 21,816 ratings — published 2005
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 118,396 ratings — published 2002
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.54 — 24,790 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 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,429 ratings — published 2016
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,043 ratings — published 1981
Why I Write (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 15,206 ratings — published 1946
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 7,101 ratings — published 1993
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,303 ratings — published 2004
Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.38 — 5,808 ratings — published 2020
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 3,949 ratings — published 1987
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,342 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 — 2,219 ratings — published 2014
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 6,285 ratings — published 1934
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,395 ratings — published 2003
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,883 ratings — published 2006
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,721 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 6,296 ratings — published 1984
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,989 ratings — published 1949
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.03 — 858 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 — 2,229 ratings — published 2003
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,405 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,293 ratings — published 1942
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,351 ratings — published 2014
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,071 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 — 837 ratings — published 2011
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 4,790 ratings — published 1995
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 — 2,153 ratings — published 1988
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,210 ratings — published 2014
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,159 ratings — published 2008
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.69 — 1,265 ratings — published 2017
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,374 ratings — published 1992
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 4,712 ratings — published 1988
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 878 ratings — published 2012
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 4,293 ratings — published 2013
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 336,839 ratings — published 2012
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.00 — 9 ratings — published 2007
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 234,171 ratings — published 2015
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 202,935 ratings — published 2007
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,546 ratings — published 2012
“I try to write a certain amount each day, five days a week. A rule sometimes broken is better than no rule.”
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“It is rather exciting to write by moonlight.”
― I Capture the Castle
― I Capture the Castle
