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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 330,133 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 116,043 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,623 ratings — published 1918
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,865 ratings — published 1976
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as write)
avg rating 4.20 — 32,623 ratings — published 1986
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as write)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,131 ratings — published 1997
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,768 ratings — published 1998
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 — 22,075 ratings — published 1973
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as write)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,230 ratings — published 2006
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 128,791 ratings — published 2002
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 125,578 ratings — published 2002
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 7 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,923 ratings — published 2016
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,508 ratings — published 2007
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,074 ratings — published 2005
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,896 ratings — published 2021
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,439 ratings — published 2014
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.00 — 16,573 ratings — published 1946
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,304 ratings — published 1993
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,414 ratings — published 1984
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,422 ratings — published 1942
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,449 ratings — published 2014
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,586 ratings — published 1992
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,080 ratings — published 1981
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,323 ratings — published 2004
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,561 ratings — published 1949
Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.37 — 6,107 ratings — published 2020
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,884 ratings — published 1995
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,084 ratings — published 1987
Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,367 ratings — published 1988
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,026 ratings — published 2004
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,474 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 — 2,311 ratings — published 2014
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,745 ratings — published 1988
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,507 ratings — published 2013
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 357,114 ratings — published 2012
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,411 ratings — published 1934
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 243,009 ratings — published 2015
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 107,067 ratings — published 2003
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,014 ratings — published 2006
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,834 ratings — published 2013
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,229 ratings — published 2016
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,875 ratings — published 2018
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.02 — 903 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 — 2,281 ratings — published 2003
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,517 ratings — published 2021
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,120 ratings — published 1979
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,246 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 — 889 ratings — published 2011
Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,437 ratings — published 2011
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,563 ratings — published 2008
“We want life to make sense. If we don’t find meaning and orientation, we are bound to fabulate a living and invent an inspiring life story. When we write out a chosen script, we’ll have to make time to hunker down into attuning it to the hitches of the road map, time and again, with fractious patience. ( "Everybody his story" )”
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“I dream too much and I don’t write enough and I’m trying to find god everywhere.”
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