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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.34 — 317,853 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,978 ratings — published 1994
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,616 ratings — published 2018
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,796 ratings — published 1986
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,101 ratings — published 1993
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,092 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 — 21,835 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 4.21 — 5,546 ratings — published 2012
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 — 4,659 ratings — published 2012
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,219 ratings — published 2007
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,373 ratings — published 1973
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 19 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,428 ratings — published 2016
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,018 ratings — published 1998
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 17 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,342 ratings — published 2012
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.96 — 234,297 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 3.99 — 4,224 ratings — published 2008
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,516 ratings — published 1997
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.53 — 24,825 ratings — published 2021
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 — 2,909 ratings — published 2014
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,980 ratings — published 2016
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.96 — 120,007 ratings — published 2002
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,303 ratings — published 2004
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,344 ratings — published 2016
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,655 ratings — published 2016
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,833 ratings — published 1976
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,956 ratings — published 1927
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,301 ratings — published 1984
Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,315 ratings — published 2017
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,220 ratings — published 2013
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,853 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 4.17 — 1,793 ratings — published 2009
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,875 ratings — published 1990
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.97 — 118,445 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 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,851 ratings — published 2006
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,712 ratings — published 1988
Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing (ebook)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,276 ratings — published 2015
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,987 ratings — published 2004
The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,304 ratings — published 2020
5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,709 ratings — published 2015
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,377 ratings — published 1992
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,472 ratings — published 2013
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,285 ratings — published 1934
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,080 ratings — published 2001
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,304 ratings — published 1989
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,401 ratings — published 2003
45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,435 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 3.96 — 337,072 ratings — published 2012
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,298 ratings — published 2011
This Year You Write Your Novel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-advice)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,236 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 — 6,402 ratings — published 1998
“One should write only those books from whose absence one suffers. In short: the ones you want on your own desk.”
― Earthly Signs: Moscow Diaries, 1917–1922
― Earthly Signs: Moscow Diaries, 1917–1922
“Write what you know, and what do you know better than your own secrets?”
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