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Bird by Bird
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Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
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Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
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Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling
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The Elements of Style [Illustrated]
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The Writing Life
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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A Poetry Handbook
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A Writer's Diary
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Characters & Viewpoint
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Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
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Take Joy: The Writers Guide To Loving The Craft
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In the Palm of Your Hand: A Poet's Portable Workshop
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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
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Writing Course: Teaching the Time-Efficient Principles of Planning and Writing a Book
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4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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How to Write Fiction: Tools and Techniques
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3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Living Revision: A Writer's Craft as Spiritual Practice
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4.70 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Author for Life or for a Living?: How to Stay Sane & Alive when Everything & Everyone Brings you Down: Manifesto for Real Writers
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Painting Dragons: What Storytellers Need to Know About Writing Eunuch Villains
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4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Young Adult Writer's Journey: An Encyclopedia for YA Writers
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The Influential Author: How and Why to Write, Publish, and Sell Nonfiction Books That Matter (2nd Edition)
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Writers Revenge: Four Authors and the Publisher from Hell
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Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book
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4.06 avg rating — 263 ratings
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Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words
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4.17 avg rating — 2,543 ratings
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The Storytellers: Straight Talk from the World's Most Acclaimed Suspense & Thriller Authors
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4.01 avg rating — 141 ratings
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Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
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3.97 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
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Letter to Artists
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4.66 avg rating — 127 ratings
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The Art of Memoir
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Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
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4.32 avg rating — 3,474 ratings
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Writing the Sacred Journey: Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir
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4.25 avg rating — 161 ratings
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Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice
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The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative
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Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction
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The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art
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Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print
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Creating Characters: How to Build Story People
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2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love
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Thinking About Memoir
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Million Dollar Outlines
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The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes
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The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again
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Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing
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Death Carries a Camcorder: Essays on fantasy writing
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179 Ways to Save a Novel: Matters of Vital Concern to Fiction Writers
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Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft Book 1)
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Writing Down the Dragon: and Other Essays on the Tolkien Method and the Craft of Fantasy
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The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
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The Pursuit of Perfection: And How It Harms Writers
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Making Shapely Fiction
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression
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Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft
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The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction: Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers
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4.18 avg rating — 452 ratings
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Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
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Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life
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Truth of the Matter, The: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction
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Language Of The Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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Wrede on Writing: Tips, Hints, and Opinions on Writing
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The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing
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Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within
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Fact and Artifact: Writing Nonfiction
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Write Like the Masters: Emulating the Best of Hemingway, Faulkner, Salinger, and Others
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Working on a New Play: A Play Development Handbook for Actors, Directors, Designers & Playwrights
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A Reader's Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose
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Creating Poetry
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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
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The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
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How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
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Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within
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Writing Creative Nonfiction
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The Rhetoric of Fiction
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Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction
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To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction
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Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands
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The Art and Craft of Playwriting
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Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
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Aspects of the Novel
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Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction
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Characters & Viewpoint
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Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
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Fourth Genre, The: Contemporary Writers of/on Creative Nonfiction
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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Poetry Writing: Theme and Variations
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How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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