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The Elements of Style
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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Bird by Bird
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The Writer's Portable Mentor: A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writing Life
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Write With Fey: 10 Sparks to Guide You from Idea to Publication
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MFA in a Box
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Scrivener Essentials: A Quick Start Visual Guide for Mac Users
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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
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Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
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Stein on Writing
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Emotion Amplifiers
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The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
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Plot Fiction like the Masters
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Writing Advice for Teens: Creating Stories
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The Writer's Guide to Character Traits: Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types
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A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
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Story Engineering
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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Writing the Paranormal Novel: Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.
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The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
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Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
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The Language Construction Kit
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Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing
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Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice
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Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
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Style That Sizzles & Pacing for Power: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction
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Second Sight: An Editor's Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults
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Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict: Techniques for Crafting an Expressive and Compelling Novel
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Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft Book 1)
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Book in a Month: The Fool-Proof System for Writing a Novel in 30 Days
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And On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King both in place 2 and 31?