Writing Creativity Books
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Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.24 — 113,438 ratings — published 1994
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.34 — 324,756 ratings — published 2000
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.96 — 122,709 ratings — published 2002
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.96 — 239,032 ratings — published 2015
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.96 — 122,233 ratings — published 2002
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,269 ratings — published 1986
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,860 ratings — published 1918
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.97 — 346,560 ratings — published 2012
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,795 ratings — published 1973
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,440 ratings — published 1998
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,715 ratings — published 2012
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,438 ratings — published 1976
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.10 — 42,965 ratings — published 2003
The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.94 — 94,226 ratings — published 2023
Art and Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.77 — 107,213 ratings — published 1994
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,594 ratings — published 2015
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,249 ratings — published 1998
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,639 ratings — published 1989
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,354 ratings — published 2018
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,362 ratings — published 1934
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,059 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,528 ratings — published 2005
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,499 ratings — published 1992
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,959 ratings — published 2006
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 7 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,689 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 7 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,674 ratings — published 2012
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.07 — 63,240 ratings — published 2014
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,995 ratings — published 2004
The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,650 ratings — published 1996
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,895 ratings — published 1997
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.53 — 26,784 ratings — published 2021
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,942 ratings — published 1949
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,293 ratings — published 2013
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.22 — 274,130 ratings — published 1929
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,391 ratings — published 2007
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.27 — 129,805 ratings — published 1929
Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,591 ratings — published 1990
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,827 ratings — published 2003
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,476 ratings — published 2021
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,315 ratings — published 2019
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.26 — 17,960 ratings — published 2019
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,521 ratings — published 2013
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,099 ratings — published 2001
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,804 ratings — published 2013
The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,658 ratings — published 2013
لماذا نكتب؟: عشرون من الكتاب الناجحين يجيبون على أسئلة الكتابة (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,814 ratings — published 2013
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,895 ratings — published 2011
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,031 ratings — published 1927
Poetry Handbook, A (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,884 ratings — published 1994
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-creativity)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,845 ratings — published 1995
