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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.34 — 327,866 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,099 ratings — published 1994
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,657 ratings — published 2018
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,448 ratings — published 1986
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,258 ratings — published 1993
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,432 ratings — published 1918
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,863 ratings — published 2005
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,715 ratings — published 2012
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,992 ratings — published 1973
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,615 ratings — published 1998
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,698 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 20 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,830 ratings — published 2016
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,459 ratings — published 2007
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,453 ratings — published 2012
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.96 — 241,078 ratings — published 2015
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,294 ratings — published 2008
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,050 ratings — published 1997
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.53 — 27,460 ratings — published 2021
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,193 ratings — published 2016
Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between (ebook)
by (shelved 14 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,980 ratings — published 2014
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.96 — 124,357 ratings — published 2002
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.38 — 4,572 ratings — published 2016
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,665 ratings — published 1976
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,315 ratings — published 2004
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,393 ratings — published 1984
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,860 ratings — published 2002
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,087 ratings — published 1927
Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,333 ratings — published 2017
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,326 ratings — published 2013
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,786 ratings — published 2016
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,906 ratings — published 2011
The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,809 ratings — published 2009
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,930 ratings — published 1990
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,158 ratings — published 2006
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,744 ratings — published 1988
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,020 ratings — published 2004
Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing (ebook)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,321 ratings — published 2015
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,550 ratings — published 1992
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,106 ratings — published 2001
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,790 ratings — published 1989
The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,364 ratings — published 2020
5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,736 ratings — published 2015
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,544 ratings — published 2013
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,392 ratings — published 1934
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,959 ratings — published 2003
45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,441 ratings — published 2001
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.97 — 351,869 ratings — published 2012
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,335 ratings — published 2011
This Year You Write Your Novel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,306 ratings — published 2007
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,467 ratings — published 1998
“The true writer, the born writer, will scribble words on scraps of litter, the back of a bus tickets, on the wall of a cell.”
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“You can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.”
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