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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.34 — 318,568 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,196 ratings — published 1994
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,987 ratings — published 2004
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,829 ratings — published 1986
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,557 ratings — published 2012
Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between (ebook)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,910 ratings — published 2014
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,081 ratings — published 2001
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,660 ratings — published 2016
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,161 ratings — published 1918
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,857 ratings — published 2011
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,795 ratings — published 1995
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,544 ratings — published 1997
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,893 ratings — published 2006
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 7 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,349 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 7 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,664 ratings — published 2012
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,399 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 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,455 ratings — published 2016
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.49 — 13,679 ratings — published 2018
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,882 ratings — published 1976
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,438 ratings — published 2003
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,473 ratings — published 2013
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,223 ratings — published 2007
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,045 ratings — published 1998
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,347 ratings — published 2006
GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,274 ratings — published 1999
The Business of Being a Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.40 — 933 ratings — published 2018
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,352 ratings — published 2016
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,108 ratings — published 1993
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,876 ratings — published 1990
Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,736 ratings — published 2008
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,300 ratings — published 2011
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,861 ratings — published 2006
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.01 — 21,900 ratings — published 2005
The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,634 ratings — published 2009
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,306 ratings — published 1984
Chapter After Chapter: Discover the Dedication and Focus You Need to Write the Book of Your Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.18 — 433 ratings — published 2006
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,952 ratings — published 1987
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,306 ratings — published 2013
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,991 ratings — published 2016
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,331 ratings — published 1989
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.96 — 234,757 ratings — published 2015
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,867 ratings — published 2014
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,227 ratings — published 2013
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,604 ratings — published 2010
Letters to a Young Poet (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.27 — 122,937 ratings — published 1929
On Becoming a Novelist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,134 ratings — published 1983
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.34 — 878 ratings — published 2012
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,696 ratings — published 1987
Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,959 ratings — published 1927
The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-how-to)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,980 ratings — published 1995
“Dialogues must appear as natural as if coming from effortless writing. It must not sweat. Your beloved readers must not sweat. But here am I, literally sweating, because my characters are literally talking dirty in a steamy sweaty and bloody scene.”
― How to Make a Book
― How to Make a Book
“If I ask you to think about something, you can decide not to. But if I make you feel something? Now I have your attention.”
― Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
― Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
