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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 320,401 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,819 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,364 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,937 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as write)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,500 ratings — published 1973
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as write)
avg rating 4.23 — 31,032 ratings — published 1976
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,100 ratings — published 1998
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,937 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 7 times as write)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,906 ratings — published 2006
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,267 ratings — published 2007
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,628 ratings — published 1997
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,097 ratings — published 2005
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 119,705 ratings — published 2002
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 25,505 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 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,512 ratings — published 2016
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,050 ratings — published 1981
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,540 ratings — published 1946
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,135 ratings — published 1993
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,306 ratings — published 2004
Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.37 — 5,865 ratings — published 2020
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,988 ratings — published 1987
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,373 ratings — published 2012
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript (Bell on Writing)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,240 ratings — published 2014
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 339,778 ratings — published 2012
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,309 ratings — published 1934
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,552 ratings — published 2003
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,907 ratings — published 2006
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,749 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,323 ratings — published 1984
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,361 ratings — published 1949
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.03 — 869 ratings — published 1990
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,239 ratings — published 2003
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,429 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,325 ratings — published 1942
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,371 ratings — published 2014
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,108 ratings — published 2007
Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.42 — 848 ratings — published 2011
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,815 ratings — published 1995
Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,213 ratings — published 1988
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,256 ratings — published 2014
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,231 ratings — published 2008
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.69 — 1,274 ratings — published 2017
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,429 ratings — published 1992
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,724 ratings — published 1988
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.34 — 882 ratings — published 2012
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,342 ratings — published 2013
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,523 ratings — published 2010
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.20 — 10 ratings — published 2007
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 235,997 ratings — published 2015
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 206,546 ratings — published 2007
“I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.”
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“When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.”
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