let's get crafty (21 books)

books about the writing craft or maybe about the self (or maybe both)

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1	A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders 4.53 avg rating — 24,979 ratings score: 195, 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
1	The Writing Life by Annie Dillard 3.98 avg rating — 18,330 ratings score: 195, 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
1	Elements of Fiction by Walter Mosley 3.78 avg rating — 617 ratings score: 195, 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
1	The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron 3.96 avg rating — 120,240 ratings score: 195, 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
5	Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 6,200 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
6	Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 2,121 ratings score: 188, 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
7	Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 2,409 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
7	Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft (Penguin Academics Series) by Janet Burroway 3.90 avg rating — 905 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
9	Creative Nonfiction: Researching and Crafting Stories of Real Life by Philip Gerard 3.83 avg rating — 151 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
10	Once Upon a Time It Was Now: The Art & Craft of Writing Historical Fiction by James Alexander Thom 3.88 avg rating — 56 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
11	Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.24 avg rating — 6,046 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
12	The Historian's Craft: Reflections on the Nature and Uses of History and the Techniques and Methods of Those Who Write It. by Marc Bloch 4.09 avg rating — 3,031 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
13	To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction by Phillip Lopate 3.94 avg rating — 1,052 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
14	Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen 3.94 avg rating — 2,543 ratings score: 94, 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
14	The Wayward Writer: Summon Your Power to Take Back Your Story, Liberate Yourself from Capitalism, and Publish Like a Superstar by Ariel Gore (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 94, 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
14	Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction by Sondra Perl 3.95 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 94, 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
17	How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 12,485 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
17	How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights by Ariel Gore (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 630 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
19	Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief by Victoria Chang (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 903 ratings score: 91, 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
20	Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami 3.89 avg rating — 18,235 ratings score: 90, 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
21	My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing by Carl Phillips 4.39 avg rating — 384 ratings score: 89, 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