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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 329,982 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,972 ratings — published 1994
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 32,610 ratings — published 1986
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,607 ratings — published 1918
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 128,465 ratings — published 2002
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,581 ratings — published 1992
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,222 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,862 ratings — published 2018
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,471 ratings — published 2012
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,068 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,853 ratings — published 1976
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,919 ratings — published 2011
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,025 ratings — published 2004
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,302 ratings — published 1993
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,125 ratings — published 1997
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 32 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,820 ratings — published 2016
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 30 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,917 ratings — published 2016
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,343 ratings — published 2013
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,083 ratings — published 1987
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,754 ratings — published 1998
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,411 ratings — published 1934
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,280 ratings — published 2003
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,871 ratings — published 2021
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,558 ratings — published 2013
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,507 ratings — published 2007
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,056 ratings — published 2005
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,414 ratings — published 1984
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,744 ratings — published 1988
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,011 ratings — published 2006
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 125,380 ratings — published 2002
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,748 ratings — published 2012
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,338 ratings — published 2011
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,951 ratings — published 1989
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,541 ratings — published 1949
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 242,897 ratings — published 2015
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,734 ratings — published 2013
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,703 ratings — published 1987
Back to Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 178 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,422 ratings — published 1942
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,237 ratings — published 2005
The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,231 ratings — published 2009
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,377 ratings — published 2002
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,549 ratings — published 2008
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 10,298 ratings — published 1994
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,704 ratings — published 2012
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,974 ratings — published 1984
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,322 ratings — published 2004
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Writers Helping Writers, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,939 ratings — published 2013
The Science of Storytelling (ebook)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,008 ratings — published 2019
The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes (Writers Helping Writers, #3)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,646 ratings — published 2013
“During a conversation, listening is as powerful as loving.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
“You don't write a novel out of sheer pity any more than you blow a safe out of a vague longing to be rich. A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential to creative writing as it is to armed robbery.”
― Nonconformity: Writing on Writing
― Nonconformity: Writing on Writing
