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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 312,775 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,262 ratings — published 1994
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,433 ratings — published 1976
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,124 ratings — published 2014
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,242 ratings — published 1997
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,855 ratings — published 1998
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,276 ratings — published 2005
Writing Creative Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.84 — 308 ratings — published 2001
Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distraction and Other Dilemmas in the Writer's Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.73 — 590 ratings — published 1993
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 7,081 ratings — published 2007
Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,480 ratings — published 2013
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,449 ratings — published 2012
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,499 ratings — published 1986
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 117,912 ratings — published 2002
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,348 ratings — published 2016
Crafting the Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing and Publishing Creative Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 665 ratings — published 2010
The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,379 ratings — published 1994
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,350 ratings — published 2007
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 230,712 ratings — published 2015
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 35,513 ratings — published 2016
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 115,523 ratings — published 2002
Author's Quick Guide to Creating a Killer Non-Fiction Book Title (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 19 ratings — published 2013
Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder, Kindle Edition (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 710 ratings — published 1994
A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,054 ratings — published 1999
The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,712 ratings — published 2004
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 7,885 ratings — published 2018
Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 869 ratings — published
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 439,452 ratings — published 1998
Nonfiction Alchemy: Your Guide to Finishing Your Book and Finally Becoming an Author (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.88 — 8 ratings — published
The Magic System Blueprint: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Building Magic Systems (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 53 ratings — published
30 Days of Worldbuilding: An Author's Step-by-Step Guide to Building Fictional Worlds (Author Guides Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 158 ratings — published
The Golden Bough (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,647 ratings — published 1890
Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.55 — 81,368 ratings — published 1516
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 449,024 ratings — published 1997
The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 222,043 ratings — published -400
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 557,226 ratings — published -500
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,159 ratings — published 1645
Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 75,691 ratings — published 2002
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript (Bell on Writing)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,196 ratings — published 2014
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,296 ratings — published 1992
Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.63 — 549 ratings — published 2023
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,363 ratings — published 1998
The Write Nonfiction NOW! Guide to Building Author Platform (Write Nonfiction NOW! Guides)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published
The Write Nonfiction NOW! Guide to Creativity and Flow (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published
Writing About Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.36 — 83 ratings — published 1964
The Story Equation: How to Plot and Write a Brilliant Story from One Powerful Question (Brilliant Writer Series)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 289 ratings — published 2016
A Writer's Coach: An Editor's Guide to Words That Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 234 ratings — published 2006
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 9,655 ratings — published 1980
A Delicate Aggression: Savagery and Survival in the Iowa Writers' Workshop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.49 — 37 ratings — published
Fiction Attack!: Insider Secrets for Writing and Selling Your Novels & Stories For Self-Published and Traditional Authors (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as writing-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 112 ratings — published 2013
“It is not lack of ability, but lack of motivation, lack of focus, and lack of self-confidence that prevents most aspiring authors from finishing what they started.”
― The Author's Blueprint
― The Author's Blueprint
