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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 319,402 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,457 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,251 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,881 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 — 21,434 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,956 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,370 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 — 7,124 ratings — published 1993
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 32 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 25,218 ratings — published 2021
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 119,197 ratings — published 2002
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,884 ratings — published 2006
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,583 ratings — published 1997
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,002 ratings — published 2005
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,064 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 — 6,362 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 — 5,983 ratings — published 2004
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 235,257 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 — 120,555 ratings — published 2002
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 263,314 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 — 6,484 ratings — published 2016
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,241 ratings — published 2007
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,298 ratings — published 1934
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,758 ratings — published 2018
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,310 ratings — published 1984
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 123,757 ratings — published 1929
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,305 ratings — published 2004
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,491 ratings — published 2003
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,403 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 — 9,242 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 — 6,416 ratings — published 1998
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 205,113 ratings — published 2007
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,069 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 — 4,736 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 — 8,679 ratings — published 2012
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,828 ratings — published 1984
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,414 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 — 4,082 ratings — published 2001
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,798 ratings — published 1979
The Art of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 7,373 ratings — published 1960
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 338,516 ratings — published 2012
The Forest for the Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,162 ratings — published 2000
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,717 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 — 3,005 ratings — published 2016
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 — 4,666 ratings — published 2012
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,240 ratings — published 2008
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,185 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 — 3,678 ratings — published 2000
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as about-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,901 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 — 2,130 ratings — published 2022
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as about-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,963 ratings — published 1927
“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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“I prefer to be on the side of losers, the misunderstood or lonely people rather than writing about the strong and powerful.”
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