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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7445 times as writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 313,228 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 5524 times as writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,450 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4459 times as writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,597 ratings — published 1918
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3371 times as writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,471 ratings — published 1976
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 2706 times as writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,533 ratings — published 1986
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2090 times as writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,133 ratings — published 1973
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1502 times as writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,263 ratings — published 1997
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1419 times as writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,128 ratings — published 1989
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1387 times as writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 115,829 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 1375 times as writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,720 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 1352 times as writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,341 ratings — published 2005
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1347 times as writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,818 ratings — published 2006
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1333 times as writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,189 ratings — published 2003
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 1314 times as writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,052 ratings — published 1993
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1304 times as writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,064 ratings — published 2002
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1270 times as writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,090 ratings — published 2007
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1244 times as writing)
avg rating 4.50 — 13,124 ratings — published 2018
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 1185 times as writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,872 ratings — published 1998
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 1179 times as writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,306 ratings — published 1992
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 1160 times as writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,958 ratings — published 2004
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1097 times as writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,132 ratings — published 2014
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 1082 times as writing)
avg rating 4.52 — 6,292 ratings — published 2012
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 1013 times as writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,260 ratings — published 2016
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 989 times as writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,465 ratings — published 2012
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 920 times as writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 231,088 ratings — published 2015
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 917 times as writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,291 ratings — published 2004
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 856 times as writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,752 ratings — published 1995
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 823 times as writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,256 ratings — published 1984
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 816 times as writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,646 ratings — published 2012
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 790 times as writing)
avg rating 4.54 — 23,818 ratings — published 2021
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 774 times as writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,816 ratings — published 2011
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 748 times as writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,709 ratings — published 1988
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 710 times as writing)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,600 ratings — published 2016
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 690 times as writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,252 ratings — published 1934
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 676 times as writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 329,626 ratings — published 2012
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 671 times as writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,068 ratings — published 2001
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 652 times as writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,280 ratings — published 2011
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 650 times as writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,169 ratings — published 2013
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 648 times as writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,496 ratings — published 1949
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 642 times as writing)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,367 ratings — published 1998
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 632 times as writing)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,856 ratings — published 1990
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 619 times as writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,875 ratings — published 2016
On Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 619 times as writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,717 ratings — published 1984
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 606 times as writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,434 ratings — published 2013
Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 599 times as writing)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,538 ratings — published 1990
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 590 times as writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 117,055 ratings — published 1929
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 571 times as writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,305 ratings — published 2019
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 566 times as writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,886 ratings — published 1987
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 566 times as writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,218 ratings — published 2013
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 561 times as writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 251,933 ratings — published 1929
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
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