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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1284 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 322,597 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 983 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 112,629 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 559 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,599 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 461 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,103 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 394 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,660 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 372 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,248 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 313 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,538 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 253 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,983 ratings — published 2006
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 237 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,176 ratings — published 1998
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,766 ratings — published 1997
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 216 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,172 ratings — published 1993
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,909 ratings — published 2002
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 205 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,080 ratings — published 2002
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,123 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 193 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,615 ratings — published 2016
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 192 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 26,122 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,345 ratings — published 1984
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,323 ratings — published 2007
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 174 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 127,399 ratings — published 1929
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,935 ratings — published 2006
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 172 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,988 ratings — published 2004
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,324 ratings — published 2005
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 237,595 ratings — published 2015
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,832 ratings — published 1995
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,468 ratings — published 1992
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 149 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,699 ratings — published 2003
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 141 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 270,103 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 128 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,629 ratings — published 2012
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 126 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,408 ratings — published 2012
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,878 ratings — published 1984
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,794 ratings — published 1946
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 343,206 ratings — published 2012
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,307 ratings — published 2014
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,013 ratings — published 1987
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,885 ratings — published 2011
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,095 ratings — published 2001
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,308 ratings — published 2004
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,733 ratings — published 1994
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,674 ratings — published 1949
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,323 ratings — published 2008
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,271 ratings — published 2013
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,450 ratings — published 2021
Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,257 ratings — published 2002
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,342 ratings — published 1934
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,293 ratings — published 2019
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,503 ratings — published 2013
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,081 ratings — published 2016
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as on-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,000 ratings — published 1927
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,698 ratings — published 2012
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as on-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,427 ratings — published 1998
“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.”
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