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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 316,747 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,629 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,966 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,754 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,325 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,754 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,250 ratings — published 1989
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,093 ratings — published 1993
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 24,607 ratings — published 2021
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 117,875 ratings — published 2002
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,474 ratings — published 1997
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,828 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 21,707 ratings — published 2005
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,992 ratings — published 1998
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 24 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,330 ratings — published 2012
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,976 ratings — published 2004
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 233,425 ratings — published 2015
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 119,566 ratings — published 2002
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 258,129 ratings — published 1929
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
by (shelved 21 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,395 ratings — published 2016
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,284 ratings — published 1934
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,502 ratings — published 2018
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,197 ratings — published 2007
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,288 ratings — published 1984
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 120,882 ratings — published 1929
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,301 ratings — published 2004
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,342 ratings — published 2003
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,361 ratings — published 1992
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,199 ratings — published 2014
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,394 ratings — published 1998
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 201,743 ratings — published 2007
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,030 ratings — published 2002
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,714 ratings — published 2013
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,674 ratings — published 2012
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,780 ratings — published 1984
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 335,675 ratings — published 2012
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,104 ratings — published 1946
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,077 ratings — published 2001
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,723 ratings — published 1979
The Art of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,214 ratings — published 1960
The Forest for the Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,161 ratings — published 2000
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,710 ratings — published 1988
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,654 ratings — published 2012
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,141 ratings — published 2008
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,675 ratings — published 2000
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,875 ratings — published 2006
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,095 ratings — published 2022
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,957 ratings — published 2016
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,948 ratings — published 1927
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,348 ratings — published 2015
“Writing is not about how well you can write the next "Great American Novel," using flawless grammar and snooty punctuation; sometimes, it's only about making someone smile, or laugh out loud. Sometimes, its sharing a fun thought, or putting a vivid life experience on paper so others' can share a great moment that had an impact on you, the author.”
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“There's power in stories, though. That's all history is: the best tales. The ones that last. Might as well be mine.”
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