Feliks's votes on the list Essential Books on Writing

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1	The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. 4.18 avg rating — 87,103 ratings Feliks rated it 3 stars See Review	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	Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith 3.77 avg rating — 1,734 ratings Feliks rated it 1 star See Review	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	Pocket Guide to Technical Writing by william-s-pfeiffer 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings Feliks rated it 2 stars See Review	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	Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays by David Ball 4.10 avg rating — 1,878 ratings Feliks rated it 3 stars See Review	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	On Writing by Eudora Welty 4.03 avg rating — 609 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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 the Art of Writing by Arthur Quiller-Couch 3.90 avg rating — 112 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff 3.78 avg rating — 5,988 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing by Norman Mailer 3.63 avg rating — 662 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	On Writing: Advice for Those Who Write to Publish by George V. Higgins 3.62 avg rating — 82 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee 4.27 avg rating — 17,525 ratings Feliks rated it 1 star See Review	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	The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier 4.19 avg rating — 1,944 ratings Feliks rated it 2 stars See Review	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	Framework: A History of Screenwriting in the American Film by Tom Stempel 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings Feliks rated it 3 stars See Review	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	The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers by Betsy Lerner 3.94 avg rating — 3,160 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker 3.92 avg rating — 545 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	How to Write by Gertrude Stein 3.96 avg rating — 331 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	Danse Macabre by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 31,351 ratings Feliks rated it 2 stars See Review	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	The Crime Writer's Guide to Police Practice and Procedure by Michael O'Byrne (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 121 ratings	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
18	The Crime Writer's Reference Guide: 1001 Tips On Writing the Perfect Murder by Martin Roth 3.83 avg rating — 52 ratings	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	On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser 4.23 avg rating — 30,840 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	Horror Screenwriting: The Nature of Fear by Devin Watson 3.62 avg rating — 40 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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	Books Do Furnish a Room by Leslie Geddes-Brown 3.97 avg rating — 213 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
22	Hitchcock's Notebooks: An Authorized And Illustrated Look Inside The Creative Mind Of Alfred Hitchcock by Dan Auiler 3.89 avg rating — 122 ratings Feliks rated it 2 stars See Review	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
23	The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 22,503 ratings Feliks rated it 4 stars See Review	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
24	The Rhetoric of Fiction by Wayne C. Booth 4.01 avg rating — 1,276 ratings	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
25	For a New Novel: Essays on Fiction (Northwestern University Press Paperbacks) by Alain Robbe-Grillet 3.95 avg rating — 734 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
26	The Writer's Chapbook A Compendium of Fact, Opinion, Wit, and Advice from the Twentieth Century's Preeminent Writers by George Plimpton 4.17 avg rating — 147 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
27	The Space of Literature by Maurice Blanchot 4.30 avg rating — 924 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
28	The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present by Phillip Lopate (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 2,386 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
29	13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,174 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
30	Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster 3.80 avg rating — 4,958 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
31	Adventures of Ideas by Alfred North Whitehead 4.12 avg rating — 275 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
32	Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology by Alfred North Whitehead 4.20 avg rating — 946 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
33	The Anatomy of Bibliomania by Holbrook Jackson 4.09 avg rating — 157 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
34	The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri 4.18 avg rating — 3,296 ratings Feliks rated it 2 stars See Review	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
35	Ideas Have Consequences by Richard M. Weaver 4.12 avg rating — 1,893 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
36	The Theory of the Novel by György Lukács 3.84 avg rating — 1,481 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
37	On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner 4.10 avg rating — 3,131 ratings	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
38	The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner 3.99 avg rating — 6,299 ratings	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
39	Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,286 ratings	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
40	On Writers and Writing by John Gardner 3.66 avg rating — 142 ratings	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
41	Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy by Gardner Dozois (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 166 ratings	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
42	Henry Miller on Writing by Henry Miller 4.23 avg rating — 1,285 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
43	The Name Book: Over 10,000 Names--Their Meanings, Origins, and Spiritual Significance by Dorothy Astoria 3.80 avg rating — 314 ratings	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
44	Lectures on Literature by Vladimir Nabokov 4.32 avg rating — 2,667 ratings	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
45	The Wound and the Bow: Seven Studies in Literature by Edmund Wilson 3.97 avg rating — 93 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
46	Partial Portraits by Henry James 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
47	On Literature by Umberto Eco 3.95 avg rating — 2,319 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
48	On Great Writing (On the Sublime) by Longinus 3.83 avg rating — 1,058 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
49	Informative Writing: Your Practical Guide to Effective Communication by Ken Goddard 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
50	Nonconformity: Writing on Writing by Nelson Algren 4.07 avg rating — 268 ratings	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
51	On Crime Writing (Yes! Capra chapbook series ; no. 11) by Ross Macdonald 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
52	The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes by Jack M. Bickham 3.78 avg rating — 1,025 ratings	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
53	The Stories of English by David Crystal 4.05 avg rating — 1,434 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
54	I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World by Jag Bhalla 3.26 avg rating — 324 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
55	Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 4.02 avg rating — 823 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
56	A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books by Alberto Manguel (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 1,387 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
57	How Writing Is Written : Volume II of the Previously Uncollected Writings of Gertrude Stein by Gertrude Stein 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings	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
58	How Thinking Is Written: An Analytic Approach to Writing by Lawrence Sargent Hall 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
59	The Paris Review Interviews, 1 by The Paris Review 4.38 avg rating — 1,213 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
60	Ludlum on Ludlum by Robert Ludlum 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
61	Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots by William Wallace Cook 3.65 avg rating — 207 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
62	On Writing by Ernest Hemingway 4.02 avg rating — 4,801 ratings	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
63	On Murder by Thomas de Quincey 3.19 avg rating — 3,687 ratings Feliks added it See Review	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
64	The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera 3.99 avg rating — 7,337 ratings	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
65	Everyone Can Write: Essays toward a Hopeful Theory of Writing and Teaching Writing by Peter Elbow 4.11 avg rating — 89 ratings	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
66	Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You by Ray Bradbury 4.08 avg rating — 21,379 ratings	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
67	Secrets of the World's Best-Selling Writer: The Storytelling Techniques of Erle Stanley Gardner by Francis L. Fugate 4.26 avg rating — 69 ratings	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
68	Strictly English: The Correct Way to Write . . . And Why It Matters by Simon Heffer 3.50 avg rating — 109 ratings	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
69	Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting; A step-by-step guide from concept to finished script by Syd Field 3.99 avg rating — 8,761 ratings Feliks rated it 2 stars See Review	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