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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 327,758 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,035 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,412 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,439 ratings — published 1986
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,657 ratings — published 1976
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,987 ratings — published 1973
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,787 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 — 7,255 ratings — published 1993
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 33 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,435 ratings — published 2021
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,154 ratings — published 2006
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,043 ratings — published 1997
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,607 ratings — published 1998
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,756 ratings — published 2002
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,853 ratings — published 2005
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 240,964 ratings — published 2015
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,449 ratings — published 2012
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,021 ratings — published 2004
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,648 ratings — published 2018
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 124,149 ratings — published 2002
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,458 ratings — published 2007
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 22 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,827 ratings — published 2016
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,390 ratings — published 1934
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 281,059 ratings — published 1929
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,393 ratings — published 1984
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,316 ratings — published 2004
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,955 ratings — published 2003
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,395 ratings — published 2014
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 133,690 ratings — published 1929
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,550 ratings — published 1992
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,466 ratings — published 1998
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,821 ratings — published 2013
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,353 ratings — published 2002
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,740 ratings — published 2012
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.86 — 217,920 ratings — published 2007
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 9,046 ratings — published 1979
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,951 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 3.97 — 351,472 ratings — published 2012
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 16,362 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 — 4,106 ratings — published 2001
The Art of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,592 ratings — published 1960
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,292 ratings — published 2008
The Forest for the Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,188 ratings — published 2000
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,461 ratings — published 2008
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,746 ratings — published 1988
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,190 ratings — published 2016
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,086 ratings — published 1927
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 — 4,697 ratings — published 2012
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,865 ratings — published 1995
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,003 ratings — published 2001
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 — 3,694 ratings — published 2000
“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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“We live and breathe words...but writing them down makes you escape into new worlds. Only those who write would understand.”
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