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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 324,092 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 113,176 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,783 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,227 ratings — published 1986
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,380 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 — 21,754 ratings — published 1973
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 — 6,226 ratings — published 1998
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as write)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,868 ratings — published 1997
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 122,488 ratings — published 2002
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,873 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 — 12,046 ratings — published 2006
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 26,584 ratings — published 2021
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,373 ratings — published 2007
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,966 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 — 22,476 ratings — published 2005
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 — 6,659 ratings — published 2016
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,416 ratings — published 2012
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,054 ratings — published 1981
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 7,191 ratings — published 1993
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 7,309 ratings — published 2004
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,864 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 — 5,969 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 — 3,353 ratings — published 1942
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 4,839 ratings — published 1995
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 4,029 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 — 9,330 ratings — published 2014
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 — 2,275 ratings — published 2014
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 4,735 ratings — published 1988
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 345,479 ratings — published 2012
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,357 ratings — published 1934
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 238,588 ratings — published 2015
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,798 ratings — published 2003
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,949 ratings — published 2006
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 4,795 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 6,368 ratings — published 1984
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.03 — 888 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 — 2,253 ratings — published 2003
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,467 ratings — published 2021
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,406 ratings — published 2014
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,160 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 4.42 — 862 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 — 2,287 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 — 5,993 ratings — published 2004
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 8,363 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 — 1,288 ratings — published 2017
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,485 ratings — published 1992
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.34 — 883 ratings — published 2012
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,415 ratings — published 2013
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,535 ratings — published 2010
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.20 — 10 ratings — published 2007
“That's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.”
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“When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.”
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