Writing How To


On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Bird by Bird
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
Stein on Writing
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development
The Elements of Style
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
Ana Claudia Antunes
Dialogues must appear as natural as if coming from effortless writing. It must not sweat. Your beloved readers must not sweat. But here am I, literally sweating, because my characters are literally talking dirty in a steamy sweaty and bloody scene.
Ana Claudia Antunes, How to Make a Book

Lisa Cron
If I ask you to think about something, you can decide not to. But if I make you feel something? Now I have your attention.
Lisa Cron, Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

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