Books Writers Should Read (10 books)

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Writers should maybe not take writing advice, but they should certainly read it.

This list contains books that provide insight to the realm of writing through either advice or personal experience.

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1		On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 323,146 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 237,962 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice by Natalie Goldberg 3.62 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Book Title Bible: How to Title Your Christian Book with Faith and Inspiration by Scott Lorenz 4.98 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke 4.27 avg rating — 127,938 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process by Joe Fassler (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 878 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 112,834 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True by Elizabeth Berg 4.08 avg rating — 1,469 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg 4.21 avg rating — 32,157 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth 3.92 avg rating — 4,445 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

10 books · 5 voters · list created December 20th, 2017 by Jasmine Pope (votes) .

Tags: advice, best-writing-books, fiction, reading-like-a-writer, writing, writing-resources

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