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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 342 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.34 — 329,423 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 276 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.24 — 115,785 ratings — published 1994
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 165 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,544 ratings — published 1918
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 32,564 ratings — published 1986
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,290 ratings — published 1993
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,805 ratings — published 1976
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,048 ratings — published 1973
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,803 ratings — published 2018
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,008 ratings — published 2005
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,027 ratings — published 2004
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 94 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,467 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 92 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,908 ratings — published 2016
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.78 — 12,210 ratings — published 2006
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.96 — 125,118 ratings — published 2002
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,107 ratings — published 1997
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,499 ratings — published 2007
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,719 ratings — published 1998
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,574 ratings — published 1992
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.97 — 127,309 ratings — published 2002
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,111 ratings — published 2001
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,744 ratings — published 2012
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 73 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,915 ratings — published 2011
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,009 ratings — published 2006
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.96 — 242,388 ratings — published 2015
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,744 ratings — published 1988
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,218 ratings — published 2016
No Plot? No Problem! (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,321 ratings — published 2004
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.87 — 107,034 ratings — published 2003
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,341 ratings — published 2013
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,698 ratings — published 2000
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 59 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,813 ratings — published 2016
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,556 ratings — published 2013
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,337 ratings — published 2011
The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,918 ratings — published 1989
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,408 ratings — published 1984
Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,751 ratings — published 2008
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,235 ratings — published 2005
Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 53 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,529 ratings — published 1992
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,076 ratings — published 1987
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,877 ratings — published 1995
Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,408 ratings — published 1934
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 48 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,702 ratings — published 2012
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,304 ratings — published 2008
The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,642 ratings — published 2009
Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing (ebook)
by (shelved 44 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,332 ratings — published 2015
The Forest for the Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,189 ratings — published 2000
The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,810 ratings — published 2009
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,408 ratings — published 2006
Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
by (shelved 42 times as writing-books)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,643 ratings — published 1993
20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as writing-books)
avg rating 3.79 — 2,564 ratings — published 1993
“The orator yields to the inspiration of a transient occasion, and speaks to the mob, before him, to those who can hear him; but the writer, whose more equable life is his crowd which inspire the orator, speaks to the intellect and heart of mankind, to all in any age who can understand him.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
