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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1292 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 326,157 ratings — published 2002
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 998 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 114,229 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 554 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,192 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 463 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,353 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 393 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,891 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 372 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,551 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 315 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,728 ratings — published 1989
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 251 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,105 ratings — published 2006
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 244 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,485 ratings — published 1998
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,223 ratings — published 1993
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,975 ratings — published 1997
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,508 ratings — published 2018
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,211 ratings — published 2002
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 122,941 ratings — published 2002
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 201 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,139 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 198 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,762 ratings — published 2016
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 185 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,380 ratings — published 1984
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 181 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,429 ratings — published 2007
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 131,737 ratings — published 1929
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,973 ratings — published 2006
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,009 ratings — published 2004
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,675 ratings — published 2005
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 239,969 ratings — published 2015
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,881 ratings — published 2003
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,853 ratings — published 1995
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,524 ratings — published 1992
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 277,329 ratings — published 1929
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,690 ratings — published 2012
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 16,200 ratings — published 1946
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 127 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,443 ratings — published 2012
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,927 ratings — published 1984
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 348,721 ratings — published 2012
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,366 ratings — published 2014
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,043 ratings — published 1987
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,102 ratings — published 2001
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,900 ratings — published 2011
Poetry Handbook, A (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,972 ratings — published 1994
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,312 ratings — published 2004
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,110 ratings — published 1949
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,399 ratings — published 2008
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,305 ratings — published 2013
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,484 ratings — published 2021
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,319 ratings — published 2002
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,376 ratings — published 1934
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,342 ratings — published 2019
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,145 ratings — published 2016
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,533 ratings — published 2013
Several Short Sentences About Writing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,679 ratings — published 2012
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,057 ratings — published 1927
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,450 ratings — published 1998
“Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly.”
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“You must write, and read, as if your life depended on it.”
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