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1		Letters to a Young Playwright by Adam Szymkowicz (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 12 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
2		Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 114,996 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
3		Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern 3.98 avg rating — 1,212 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
4		The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr 4.15 avg rating — 8,672 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
5		Imaginative Writing (4th Edition) by Janet Burroway(2014-11-02) by Janet Burroway 3.91 avg rating — 920 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
6		On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 327,641 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
7		Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting by William Goldman 4.13 avg rating — 8,680 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
8		Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field 3.99 avg rating — 9,043 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
9		Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg 4.21 avg rating — 32,438 ratings score: 92, 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		Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too! by Robert Ben Garant 3.95 avg rating — 2,319 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
11		Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder 4.01 avg rating — 22,845 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
12		The Playwright's Guidebook: An Insightful Primer on the Art of Dramatic Writing by Stuart Spencer 4.18 avg rating — 381 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

12 books · 1 voter · list created September 13th, 2024 by Michael Criscuolo (votes) .

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