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Writing Guide Books
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.34 — 321,692 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.24 — 112,278 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,503 ratings — published 1918
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,160 ratings — published 1976
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,926 ratings — published 2006
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,030 ratings — published 1986
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,129 ratings — published 2007
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,290 ratings — published 2014
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,579 ratings — published 1973
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.96 — 341,574 ratings — published 2012
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,050 ratings — published 1981
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,450 ratings — published 1992
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,154 ratings — published 1993
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,945 ratings — published 2006
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,897 ratings — published 1990
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,146 ratings — published 1998
Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.62 — 653 ratings — published 2023
Writing Unforgettable Characters: How to Create Story People Who Jump Off the Page (Bell on Writing)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.52 — 240 ratings — published 2020
Actually, the Comma Goes Here: A Practical Guide to Punctuation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.33 — 211 ratings — published
The Business of Being a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.40 — 942 ratings — published 2018
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,027 ratings — published 2018
Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,294 ratings — published 2015
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,314 ratings — published 2011
The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.94 — 331 ratings — published
Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,339 ratings — published 2016
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,249 ratings — published 2003
The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,052 ratings — published 2016
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,307 ratings — published 2004
Syllabus: Notes From an Accidental Professor (Lynda Barry's Creativity Series)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,560 ratings — published 2014
They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.76 — 6,428 ratings — published 2006
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,022 ratings — published 1952
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.96 — 236,926 ratings — published 2015
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,488 ratings — published 1989
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.08 — 62,223 ratings — published 2014
The Craft of Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,420 ratings — published 1995
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.97 — 120,462 ratings — published 2002
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,425 ratings — published 1998
Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,570 ratings — published 1990
Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.13 — 814 ratings — published 2014
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits: Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,245 ratings — published 1999
How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.49 — 3,366 ratings — published 2011
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,622 ratings — published 1993
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,727 ratings — published 1988
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,339 ratings — published 1984
On Becoming a Novelist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,140 ratings — published 1983
Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,515 ratings — published 1992
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,700 ratings — published 1987
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,990 ratings — published 2004
The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,003 ratings — published 2005
Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-guide)
avg rating 4.32 — 5,869 ratings — published 2017
“Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets.”
― The Fifty Shades of Grey Phenomena
― The Fifty Shades of Grey Phenomena
“Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!”
― Writing Made Easy: Just The Basics
― Writing Made Easy: Just The Basics
