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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 326,145 ratings — published 2002
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 114,224 ratings — published 1994
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,353 ratings — published 1986
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,524 ratings — published 1992
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,190 ratings — published 1918
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,210 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 41 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,105 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,508 ratings — published 2018
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,443 ratings — published 2012
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,549 ratings — published 1976
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 — 6,009 ratings — published 2004
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,900 ratings — published 2011
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,223 ratings — published 1993
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,974 ratings — published 1997
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,890 ratings — published 1973
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,768 ratings — published 2016
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,305 ratings — published 2013
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 28 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,762 ratings — published 2016
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,043 ratings — published 1987
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,483 ratings — published 1998
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,738 ratings — published 1988
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,376 ratings — published 1934
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,137 ratings — published 2021
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,674 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 — 6,380 ratings — published 1984
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,262 ratings — published 2003
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,533 ratings — published 2013
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,429 ratings — published 2007
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,109 ratings — published 1949
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 122,935 ratings — published 2002
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,329 ratings — published 2011
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,973 ratings — published 2006
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,690 ratings — published 2012
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,728 ratings — published 1989
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,646 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 — 2,696 ratings — published 1987
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 239,963 ratings — published 2015
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 — 3,377 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 — 2,232 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 — 1,223 ratings — published 2009
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,319 ratings — published 2002
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,399 ratings — published 2008
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,312 ratings — published 2004
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,690 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 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,286 ratings — published 2008
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,632 ratings — published 1993
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,927 ratings — published 1984
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Writers Helping Writers, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,932 ratings — published 2013
The Science of Storytelling (ebook)
by (shelved 14 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,713 ratings — published 2019
“Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.”
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“Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
