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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 206 times as craft)
avg rating 4.34 — 319,109 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,379 ratings — published 1994
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as craft)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,729 ratings — published 2018
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,061 ratings — published 1998
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as craft)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,416 ratings — published 2021
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as craft)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,224 ratings — published 1918
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as craft)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,243 ratings — published 2019
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as craft)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,421 ratings — published 2000
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as craft)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,857 ratings — published 1986
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 68 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 25,127 ratings — published 2021
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 68 times as craft)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,474 ratings — published 2016
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,237 ratings — published 2007
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,000 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,310 ratings — published 1984
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,118 ratings — published 1993
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as craft)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,130 ratings — published 2022
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as craft)
avg rating 3.97 — 119,063 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 60 times as craft)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,879 ratings — published 2006
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,450 ratings — published 2002
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 235,080 ratings — published 2015
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,360 ratings — published 1989
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as craft)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,572 ratings — published 1997
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 4.01 — 21,962 ratings — published 2005
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,959 ratings — published 1987
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,672 ratings — published 2006
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as craft)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,424 ratings — published 1973
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,567 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as craft)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,402 ratings — published 2015
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,221 ratings — published 2022
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,360 ratings — published 2016
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,934 ratings — published 1976
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as craft)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,231 ratings — published 2013
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 338,255 ratings — published 2012
Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,307 ratings — published 2018
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,491 ratings — published 1994
Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,913 ratings — published 2006
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as craft)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,867 ratings — published 2001
Last-Minute Knitted Gifts (Last Minute Gifts)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,639 ratings — published 2004
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,400 ratings — published 1992
Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,087 ratings — published 2007
Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,548 ratings — published 1970
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,358 ratings — published 2012
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,984 ratings — published 2004
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,429 ratings — published 2009
The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 3.95 — 85,321 ratings — published 2023
Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,255 ratings — published 2008
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as craft)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,411 ratings — published
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,861 ratings — published 2011
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,901 ratings — published 2006
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as craft)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,665 ratings — published 2016
“When perception, thoughtfulness and understanding do meet, we can fashion a range of viable expectations and craft a world of togetherness. ("Morning after")”
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“The main question to a novel is -- did it amuse? were you surprised at dinner coming so soon? did you mistake eleven for ten? were you too late to dress? and did you sit up beyond the usual hour? If a novel produces these effects, it is good; if it does not -- story, language, love, scandal itself cannot save it. It is only meant to please; and it must do that or it does nothing.”
― The Edinburgh review: or Critical journal
― The Edinburgh review: or Critical journal
