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Creative Writing Books
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 133 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 319,421 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,472 ratings — published 1994
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,882 ratings — published 1986
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,255 ratings — published 1918
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,403 ratings — published 1992
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,563 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 40 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,882 ratings — published 2006
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 36 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,363 ratings — published 2012
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,764 ratings — published 2018
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,124 ratings — published 1993
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 — 5,983 ratings — published 2004
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,437 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,962 ratings — published 1976
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,862 ratings — published 2011
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,235 ratings — published 2013
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,669 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 29 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,485 ratings — published 2016
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,585 ratings — published 1997
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,962 ratings — published 1987
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,298 ratings — published 1934
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,718 ratings — published 1988
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,004 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 — 6,310 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 — 2,237 ratings — published 2003
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 25,227 ratings — published 2021
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,478 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 — 7,242 ratings — published 2007
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,305 ratings — published 2011
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,067 ratings — published 1998
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 — 5,571 ratings — published 2012
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,900 ratings — published 2006
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 45,215 ratings — published 1949
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 119,209 ratings — published 2002
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,372 ratings — published 1989
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,501 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 — 2,698 ratings — published 1987
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,217 ratings — published 2005
Back to Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 177 ratings — published 2013
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 235,274 ratings — published 2015
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,309 ratings — published 1942
The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,202 ratings — published 2009
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,184 ratings — published 2008
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,006 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 16 times as creative-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 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,240 ratings — published 2008
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,614 ratings — published 1993
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,828 ratings — published 1984
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,305 ratings — published 2004
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,911 ratings — published 2013
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,082 ratings — published 2001
“During a conversation, listening is as powerful as loving.”
― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
“Inside is where we meet everyone else; it's on the outside that we are truly alone.”
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