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Craft Of Writing Books
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 315,741 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,241 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,839 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,691 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,257 ratings — published 1973
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 119,096 ratings — published 2002
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,084 ratings — published 1993
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,282 ratings — published 1984
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,666 ratings — published 1976
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,794 ratings — published 2006
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,225 ratings — published 1989
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,607 ratings — published 2005
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,355 ratings — published 1992
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,409 ratings — published 1997
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,961 ratings — published 1998
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,396 ratings — published 2018
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 10 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,351 ratings — published 2016
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 117,264 ratings — published 2002
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,923 ratings — published 1987
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,975 ratings — published 2004
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 232,709 ratings — published 2015
Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between (ebook)
by (shelved 9 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,901 ratings — published 2014
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,522 ratings — published 2012
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,632 ratings — published 2016
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,455 ratings — published 2013
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 8 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,321 ratings — published 2012
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,777 ratings — published 1995
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.54 — 24,364 ratings — published 2021
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript (Bell on Writing)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,211 ratings — published 2014
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,180 ratings — published 2014
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,651 ratings — published 2012
Conflict and Suspense (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 927 ratings — published 2011
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,210 ratings — published 2013
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,075 ratings — published 2001
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,712 ratings — published 1988
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,271 ratings — published 1934
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,071 ratings — published 2022
Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,424 ratings — published 2020
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,933 ratings — published 2016
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,296 ratings — published 2016
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,841 ratings — published 2011
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,164 ratings — published 2007
The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,977 ratings — published 1995
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,297 ratings — published 2004
The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,632 ratings — published 2009
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,388 ratings — published 1998
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,690 ratings — published 1987
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,273 ratings — published 1942
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,855 ratings — published 2006
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as craft-of-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,763 ratings — published 1984
“In a great memoir, some aspect of the writer’s struggle for self often serves as the book’s organizing principle, and the narrator’s battle to become whole rages over the book’s trajectory.”
― The Art of Memoir
― The Art of Memoir
“Good writing is true writing. If a man is making a story up it will be true in proportion to the amount of knowledge of life that he has and how conscientious he is; so that when he makes something up it is as it would truly be.”
― On Writing
― On Writing
