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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 322,649 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 112,643 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,605 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,105 ratings — published 1986
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as write)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,256 ratings — published 1976
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 — 21,662 ratings — published 1973
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 — 6,176 ratings — published 1998
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,930 ratings — published 2002
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,101 ratings — published 2002
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as write)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,767 ratings — published 1997
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 — 11,986 ratings — published 2006
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.53 — 26,134 ratings — published 2021
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,325 ratings — published 2007
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,326 ratings — published 2005
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 — 6,616 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 — 2,052 ratings — published 1981
Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,794 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 — 7,172 ratings — published 1993
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as write)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,307 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 — 5,928 ratings — published 2020
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,343 ratings — published 1942
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,015 ratings — published 1987
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,307 ratings — published 2014
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 — 6,408 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 — 2,256 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 — 343,273 ratings — published 2012
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,342 ratings — published 1934
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.96 — 237,620 ratings — published 2015
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,702 ratings — published 2003
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,936 ratings — published 2006
Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,774 ratings — published 2013
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,346 ratings — published 1984
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,682 ratings — published 1949
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.03 — 879 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 — 2,250 ratings — published 2003
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,451 ratings — published 2021
Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,392 ratings — published 2014
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,144 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 — 857 ratings — published 2011
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,833 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 — 2,261 ratings — published 1988
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,326 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 — 1,283 ratings — published 2017
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,469 ratings — published 1992
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,728 ratings — published 1988
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.34 — 883 ratings — published 2012
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,389 ratings — published 2013
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,530 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
The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as write)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,952 ratings — published 2004
“I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.”
― I Capture the Castle
― I Capture the Castle
“I write to find strength.
I write to become the person that hides inside me.
I write to light the way through the darkness for others.
I write to be seen and heard.
I write to be near those I love.
I write by accident, promptings, purposefully and anywhere there is paper.
I write because my heart speaks a different language that someone needs to hear.
I write past the embarrassment of exposure.
I write because hypocrisy doesn’t need answers, rather it needs questions to heal.
I write myself out of nightmares.
I write because I am nostalgic, romantic and demand happy endings.
I write to remember.
I write knowing conversations don’t always take place.
I write because speaking can’t be reread.
I write to sooth a mind that races.
I write because you can play on the page like a child left alone in the sand.
I write because my emotions belong to the moon; high tide, low tide.
I write knowing I will fall on my words, but no one will say it was for very long.
I write because I want to paint the world the way I see love should be.
I write to provide a legacy.
I write to make sense out of senselessness.
I write knowing I will be killed by my own words, stabbed by critics, crucified by both misunderstanding and understanding.
I write for the haters, the lovers, the lonely, the brokenhearted and the dreamers.
I write because one day someone will tell me that my emotions were not a waste of time.
I write because God loves stories.
I write because one day I will be gone, but what I believed and felt will live on.”
―
I write to become the person that hides inside me.
I write to light the way through the darkness for others.
I write to be seen and heard.
I write to be near those I love.
I write by accident, promptings, purposefully and anywhere there is paper.
I write because my heart speaks a different language that someone needs to hear.
I write past the embarrassment of exposure.
I write because hypocrisy doesn’t need answers, rather it needs questions to heal.
I write myself out of nightmares.
I write because I am nostalgic, romantic and demand happy endings.
I write to remember.
I write knowing conversations don’t always take place.
I write because speaking can’t be reread.
I write to sooth a mind that races.
I write because you can play on the page like a child left alone in the sand.
I write because my emotions belong to the moon; high tide, low tide.
I write knowing I will fall on my words, but no one will say it was for very long.
I write because I want to paint the world the way I see love should be.
I write to provide a legacy.
I write to make sense out of senselessness.
I write knowing I will be killed by my own words, stabbed by critics, crucified by both misunderstanding and understanding.
I write for the haters, the lovers, the lonely, the brokenhearted and the dreamers.
I write because one day someone will tell me that my emotions were not a waste of time.
I write because God loves stories.
I write because one day I will be gone, but what I believed and felt will live on.”
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