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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 326,681 ratings — published 2002
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.49 — 14,556 ratings — published 2018
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,230 ratings — published 1993
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,387 ratings — published 1986
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.24 — 114,498 ratings — published 1994
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,445 ratings — published 2012
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,275 ratings — published 1918
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,932 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 7 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,781 ratings — published 2016
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,984 ratings — published 2006
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,773 ratings — published 2016
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,439 ratings — published 2007
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,049 ratings — published 1987
Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It) (Skill Builders Series #1)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.54 — 1,033 ratings — published 2016
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,694 ratings — published 2012
Outlining Your Novel (Helping Writers Become Authors, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,900 ratings — published 2011
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.38 — 4,547 ratings — published 2016
5 Secrets of Story Structure: How to Write a Novel That Stands Out (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,493 ratings — published
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 8,412 ratings — published 2008
Story Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,331 ratings — published 2011
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,581 ratings — published 1976
The Writing Book: A Workbook for Fiction Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 3.82 — 242 ratings — published 1993
Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,407 ratings — published
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Writers Helping Writers, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.68 — 1,301 ratings — published 2017
The Last Fifty Pages: The Art and Craft of Unforgettable Endings (Bell on Writing)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.18 — 560 ratings — published 2019
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Writers Helping Writers, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,934 ratings — published 2013
Successful Self-Publishing: How to self-publish and market your book in ebook and print (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,888 ratings — published 2015
Writing About Villains (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.03 — 227 ratings — published 2013
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,003 ratings — published 1997
5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,731 ratings — published 2015
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 3.96 — 240,281 ratings — published 2015
Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft Book 1)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.13 — 528 ratings — published 2011
Reader Magnets: Build Your Author Platform and Sell more Books on Kindle (2022 Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,106 ratings — published 2014
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,923 ratings — published 2014
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,700 ratings — published 2012
Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,749 ratings — published 2008
Stein on Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,858 ratings — published 1995
The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,642 ratings — published 2009
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 3,394 ratings — published 2006
Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,522 ratings — published 1992
Techniques of the Selling Writer (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,635 ratings — published 1965
Characters & Viewpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,741 ratings — published 1988
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 3.91 — 4,923 ratings — published 1990
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,011 ratings — published 2004
Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft (Penguin Academics Series)
by (shelved 3 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 3.91 — 920 ratings — published 2002
A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.25 — 843 ratings — published 2025
45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,440 ratings — published 2001
On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,083 ratings — published 1997
Poetry Handbook, A (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as writing-tips)
avg rating 4.23 — 10,017 ratings — published 1994
Emotion Amplifiers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,348 ratings — published
“That's what I love most about writers--they're such lousy actors.”
― Death Troupe
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“Always kneel on one knee along the path so the reader may help you bear the cross.”
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