Books For Writers

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating β€” 310,129 ratings
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The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style 4.18 avg rating β€” 86,241 ratings
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting 4.27 avg rating β€” 17,106 ratings
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Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level 4.08 avg rating β€” 4,062 ratings
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller 4.25 avg rating β€” 7,030 ratings
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Stein on Writing
Stein on Writing
by: Sol Stein
4.28 avg rating β€” 4,734 ratings
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 3.87 avg rating β€” 106,069 ratings
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Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird 4.24 avg rating β€” 108,480 ratings
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Scrivener Essentials: A Quick Start Visual Guide For Windows Users
Scrivener Essentials: A Quick Start Visual Guide For Windows Users 4.12 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within 4.21 avg rating β€” 31,305 ratings
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Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,319 ratings
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Scrivener Essentials: A Quick Start Visual Guide for Mac Users
Scrivener Essentials: A Quick Start Visual Guide for Mac Users 4.27 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
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GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction
GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction 4.44 avg rating β€” 1,258 ratings
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Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go
Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,945 ratings
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How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling 3.87 avg rating β€” 2,675 ratings
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print 4.25 avg rating β€” 7,005 ratings
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
The Hero With a Thousand Faces 4.13 avg rating β€” 44,163 ratings
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2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love 4.19 avg rating β€” 4,633 ratings
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How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling 4.07 avg rating β€” 713 ratings
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The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,022 ratings
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The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing
The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing 3.76 avg rating β€” 478 ratings
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression 4.53 avg rating β€” 6,247 ratings
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Scene and Structure
Scene and Structure 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,579 ratings
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Characters & Viewpoint
Characters & Viewpoint 4.04 avg rating β€” 4,698 ratings
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Techniques of the Selling Writer
Techniques of the Selling Writer 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,595 ratings
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A Guide to Creating - A Book of Soul Wisdom
A Guide to Creating - A Book of Soul Wisdom 4.83 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
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The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,903 ratings
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The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living
The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living 4.16 avg rating β€” 157 ratings
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Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel (Rock Your Writing, #1)
Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel (Rock Your Writing, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 733 ratings
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction 4.24 avg rating β€” 30,212 ratings
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No Plot? No Problem!
No Plot? No Problem! 3.83 avg rating β€” 7,293 ratings
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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
by: Lisa Cron
4.21 avg rating β€” 5,391 ratings
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Scrivener For Dummies
Scrivener For Dummies 4.14 avg rating β€” 506 ratings
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them 3.77 avg rating β€” 11,631 ratings
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Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You 4.08 avg rating β€” 20,955 ratings
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Writing Scary Scenes
Writing Scary Scenes 4.03 avg rating β€” 284 ratings
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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy 3.91 avg rating β€” 4,844 ratings
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Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling
Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling 4.34 avg rating β€” 872 ratings
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity 3.95 avg rating β€” 116,874 ratings
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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need 4.02 avg rating β€” 21,031 ratings
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On Literature
On Literature 3.95 avg rating β€” 2,292 ratings
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Creating Characters: How to Build Story People
Creating Characters: How to Build Story People 3.93 avg rating β€” 237 ratings
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Violence: A Writer's Guide
Violence: A Writer's Guide 4.26 avg rating β€” 388 ratings
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Audubon: The Dream That Wouldn't Die
Audubon: The Dream That Wouldn't Die 3.78 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
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How to Write a Memoir - procrastination to print made simple
How to Write a Memoir - procrastination to print made simple 3.58 avg rating β€” 80 ratings
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Secrets to Writing Well - Volume 1
Secrets to Writing Well - Volume 1 4.25 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
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Put Them Through the Maze: The Secrets of How to Write the Ultimate Novel
Put Them Through the Maze: The Secrets of How to Write the Ultimate Novel 3.68 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
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Writer to Writer: Lessons from a Lifetime of Learning
Writer to Writer: Lessons from a Lifetime of Learning 4.20 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
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A Complete "How To" Guide for Rookie Writers
A Complete "How To" Guide for Rookie Writers 4.83 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
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Writing Course: Teaching the Time-Efficient Principles of Planning and Writing a Book
Writing Course: Teaching the Time-Efficient Principles of Planning and Writing a Book 4.70 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
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The Elements of Active Prose
The Elements of Active Prose 4.39 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
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Closest to the Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law and Lawyers
Closest to the Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law and Lawyers 4.56 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
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Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary
Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary 4.05 avg rating β€” 211 ratings
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How to Write Fiction: Tools and Techniques
How to Write Fiction: Tools and Techniques 3.88 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
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Living Revision: A Writer's Craft as Spiritual Practice
Living Revision: A Writer's Craft as Spiritual Practice 4.70 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
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Author for Life or for a Living?: How to Stay Sane & Alive when Everything & Everyone Brings you Down: Manifesto for Real Writers
Author for Life or for a Living?: How to Stay Sane & Alive when Everything & Everyone Brings you Down: Manifesto for Real Writers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
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Painting Dragons: What Storytellers Need to Know About Writing Eunuch Villains
Painting Dragons: What Storytellers Need to Know About Writing Eunuch Villains 4.53 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
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The Scream Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Terrifying Screenplay in 10 Bloody Steps
The Scream Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Terrifying Screenplay in 10 Bloody Steps 3.73 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
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The Influential Author: How and Why to Write, Publish, and Sell Nonfiction Books That Matter (2nd Edition)
The Influential Author: How and Why to Write, Publish, and Sell Nonfiction Books That Matter (2nd Edition) 4.59 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
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The Art of the Novel
The Art of the Novel 3.84 avg rating β€” 45 ratings
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The Ten Steps to Journaling: How to Start a Journal or Diary
The Ten Steps to Journaling: How to Start a Journal or Diary
by: A.C. Zito
4.25 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
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A Great Life Starts with Gratitude: The Practice of Appreciation that will Transform Your Life: A Gratitude Journal
A Great Life Starts with Gratitude: The Practice of Appreciation that will Transform Your Life: A Gratitude Journal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
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Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book
Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book 4.08 avg rating β€” 247 ratings
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Inspired Guide to Writing the Short Story: Lessons and Workbook for Students and Educators
Inspired Guide to Writing the Short Story: Lessons and Workbook for Students and Educators it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
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How to Write Funny Characters
How to Write Funny Characters 4.32 avg rating β€” 95 ratings
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The Desperate Author's Guide To Selling More Books : 89 tips and tricks. Avoid the fear of failure, imagine big, and attract more readers
The Desperate Author's Guide To Selling More Books : 89 tips and tricks. Avoid the fear of failure, imagine big, and attract more readers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
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Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer 3.96 avg rating β€” 985 ratings
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The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
by: Matt Bird
4.41 avg rating β€” 1,008 ratings
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Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life
Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life 4.14 avg rating β€” 284 ratings
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How To Speak And Write Correctly
How To Speak And Write Correctly 3.62 avg rating β€” 2,235 ratings
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Blueprint Your Bestseller: Organize and Revise Any Manuscript with the Book Architecture Method
Blueprint Your Bestseller: Organize and Revise Any Manuscript with the Book Architecture Method 4.26 avg rating β€” 188 ratings
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Finding the Core of Your Story
Finding the Core of Your Story 4.26 avg rating β€” 121 ratings
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Writing Irresistible KidLit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers
Writing Irresistible KidLit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers
by: Mary Kole
4.49 avg rating β€” 755 ratings
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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Themβ€”A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Themβ€”A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide 3.99 avg rating β€” 4,157 ratings
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The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great
The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,787 ratings
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Writing the Sacred Journey: Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir
Writing the Sacred Journey: Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir 4.24 avg rating β€” 159 ratings
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The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear
The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,975 ratings
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On Editing: How to edit your novel the professional way
On Editing: How to edit your novel the professional way 4.42 avg rating β€” 108 ratings
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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)
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: Lisa Cron
4.20 avg rating β€” 6,138 ratings
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The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl
The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl 4.71 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
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Second Sight: An Editor's Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults
Second Sight: An Editor's Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults 4.50 avg rating β€” 423 ratings
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Writing a Novel: Bring Your Ideas To Life The Faber Academy Way
Writing a Novel: Bring Your Ideas To Life The Faber Academy Way 4.10 avg rating β€” 188 ratings
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Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier
Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier 4.13 avg rating β€” 55 ratings
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Living the Artist's Way
Living the Artist's Way 3.30 avg rating β€” 382 ratings
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Ten Percent of Nothing: The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell
Ten Percent of Nothing: The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell 3.87 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy 3.92 avg rating β€” 490 ratings
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Anybody Can Write: A Playful Approach
Anybody Can Write: A Playful Approach 3.54 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
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Writing an Identity Not Your Own: A Guide for Creative Writers
Writing an Identity Not Your Own: A Guide for Creative Writers 4.35 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
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The Magic of Fiction
The Magic of Fiction
by: Beth Hill
4.36 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
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Creating Unforgettable Characters: A Practical Guide to Character Development in Films, TV Series, Advertisements, Novels & Short Stories
Creating Unforgettable Characters: A Practical Guide to Character Development in Films, TV Series, Advertisements, Novels & Short Stories 3.76 avg rating β€” 600 ratings
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The Fiction Writer's Toolkit
The Fiction Writer's Toolkit
by: Bob Mayer
3.83 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
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Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice
Writing on Empty: A Guide to Finding Your Voice 3.63 avg rating β€” 321 ratings
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The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults 4.41 avg rating β€” 563 ratings
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Making a Good Script Great
Making a Good Script Great 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,281 ratings
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The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not
The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not 3.97 avg rating β€” 911 ratings
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What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,825 ratings
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The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,068 ratings
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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles 3.98 avg rating β€” 113,859 ratings
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Writing and Selling Your Novel
Writing and Selling Your Novel 4.28 avg rating β€” 76 ratings
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Making a Good Writer Great: A Creativity Workbook for Screenwriters
Making a Good Writer Great: A Creativity Workbook for Screenwriters 3.91 avg rating β€” 121 ratings
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