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1		The Rhetoric of Fiction by Wayne C. Booth 3.99 avg rating — 1,311 ratings score: 400, and 4 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		Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster 3.80 avg rating — 5,082 ratings score: 396, and 4 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		On Writing by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 327,429 ratings score: 199, 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
4		The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative by H. Porter Abbott 3.87 avg rating — 636 ratings score: 198, 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		Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg 4.21 avg rating — 32,426 ratings score: 189, 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		Shakespeare's Theory of Drama by Pauline Kiernan 2.75 avg rating — 4 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
6		Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling by Donald Maass 4.35 avg rating — 884 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
8		On Writing by Ernest Hemingway 4.02 avg rating — 4,949 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
8		How Fiction Works by James Wood 3.99 avg rating — 8,444 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
10		Living to Tell About It: A Rhetoric and Ethics of Character Narration by James Phelan 4.10 avg rating — 50 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
10		The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera 3.98 avg rating — 7,586 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 Cambridge Companion to Narrative by David Herman 3.82 avg rating — 88 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
12		The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life by Noah Lukeman (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,140 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
14		Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith 3.77 avg rating — 1,809 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
15		Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James 3.77 avg rating — 2,310 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
16		Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing by Elmore Leonard 3.85 avg rating — 2,192 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		Writing Mysteries by Sue Grafton (Editor) 3.78 avg rating — 634 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

17 books · 8 voters · list created November 15th, 2012 by deleted user.

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