Writing Books


On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Bird by Bird
The Elements of Style
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
The War of Art
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
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)
Creative Writing Vocabulary Toolkit by Mason CarterWrite for Life by Julia CameronBir Yazarın Günlüğü by Virginia WoolfThe Virginia Woolf Writers' Workshop by Danell JonesOn Writing by Stephen  King
About Writing
18 books — 3 voters
On Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergAPE by Guy Kawasaki
The Art & Business of Writing
82 books — 72 voters

On Writing by Stephen  KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac GlyerThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Great Books on Writing
86 books — 44 voters

Muriel Spark
People who want to write books do so because they feel it to be the easiest thing they can do. They can read and write, they can afford any of the instruments of book writing such as pens, paper, computers, tape recorders, and generally by the time they have reached this decision, they have had a simple education.
Muriel Spark, Aiding and Abetting

Bangambiki Habyarimana
One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants ...more
Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

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