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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7487 times as writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 315,196 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 5545 times as writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,055 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4473 times as writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,763 ratings — published 1918
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3383 times as writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,618 ratings — published 1976
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 2708 times as 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 2101 times as writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,226 ratings — published 1973
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1511 times as writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,376 ratings — published 1997
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1419 times as writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,205 ratings — published 1989
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1398 times as writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 116,887 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 1377 times as writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,779 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 1355 times as writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,540 ratings — published 2005
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1354 times as writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,847 ratings — published 2006
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1337 times as writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,256 ratings — published 2003
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 1322 times as writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,068 ratings — published 1993
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1309 times as writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,847 ratings — published 2002
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1273 times as writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,145 ratings — published 2007
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1257 times as writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,340 ratings — published 2018
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 1196 times as writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,953 ratings — published 1998
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1186 times as writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,345 ratings — published 1992
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 1163 times as writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,973 ratings — published 2004
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1099 times as writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,166 ratings — published 2014
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 1091 times as writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,317 ratings — published 2012
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 1021 times as writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,325 ratings — published 2016
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 989 times as writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,514 ratings — published 2012
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 923 times as writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 232,398 ratings — published 2015
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 919 times as writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,294 ratings — published 2004
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 856 times as writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,773 ratings — published 1995
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 829 times as writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,273 ratings — published 1984
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 819 times as writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,661 ratings — published 2012
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 799 times as writing)
avg rating 4.54 — 24,233 ratings — published 2021
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 782 times as writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,834 ratings — published 2011
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 749 times as writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,712 ratings — published 1988
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 715 times as writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,627 ratings — published 2016
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 690 times as writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,269 ratings — published 1934
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 678 times as writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 332,893 ratings — published 2012
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 673 times as writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,073 ratings — published 2001
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 661 times as writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,204 ratings — published 2013
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 654 times as writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,288 ratings — published 2011
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 652 times as writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,726 ratings — published 1949
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 646 times as writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,383 ratings — published 1998
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 631 times as writing)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,863 ratings — published 1990
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 628 times as writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,919 ratings — published 2016
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 622 times as writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,750 ratings — published 1984
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 610 times as writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,448 ratings — published 2013
Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 601 times as writing)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,549 ratings — published 1990
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 593 times as writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 119,016 ratings — published 1929
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 570 times as writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,918 ratings — published 1987
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 570 times as writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,253 ratings — published 2013
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 569 times as writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,349 ratings — published 2019
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 563 times as writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 255,227 ratings — published 1929
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
― If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
― If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
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