Best Books on Writing

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Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing
Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing 3.73 avg rating — 167 ratings
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Reading and Writing (Tanner Lectures on Human Values, Vol 13)
Reading and Writing (Tanner Lectures on Human Values, Vol 13) 4.13 avg rating — 60 ratings
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The Rhetoric of Fiction
The Rhetoric of Fiction 4.01 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
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Writing the Fiction Series: The Complete Guide for Novels and Novellas
Writing the Fiction Series: The Complete Guide for Novels and Novellas 3.79 avg rating — 138 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 — 6,138 ratings
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The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book
The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book 4.02 avg rating — 404 ratings
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Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters 4.15 avg rating — 1,816 ratings
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Damn! Why Didn't I Write That?: How Ordinary People Are Raking in $100,000.00... or More Writing Nonfiction Books & How You Can Too!
Damn! Why Didn't I Write That?: How Ordinary People Are Raking in $100,000.00... or More Writing Nonfiction Books & How You Can Too! 3.70 avg rating — 220 ratings
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Playwrights on Playwriting: The Meaning and Making of Modern Drama from Ibsen to Ionesco
Playwrights on Playwriting: The Meaning and Making of Modern Drama from Ibsen to Ionesco
by: Toby Cole
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Steinbeck: A Life in Letters
Steinbeck: A Life in Letters 4.35 avg rating — 711 ratings
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Writing In An Age Of Silence
Writing In An Age Of Silence 3.91 avg rating — 345 ratings
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The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well
The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well 4.05 avg rating — 418 ratings
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Townie
Townie 3.79 avg rating — 8,338 ratings
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500 Ways to Be a Better Writer
500 Ways to Be a Better Writer 4.27 avg rating — 497 ratings
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'Ich habe mich nie für groß gehalten...': Die Tagebücher von 1918 bis 1955
'Ich habe mich nie für groß gehalten...': Die Tagebücher von 1918 bis 1955 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Henry James: Literary Criticism: Essays on Literature, American Writers, English Writers
Henry James: Literary Criticism: Essays on Literature, American Writers, English Writers 4.18 avg rating — 34 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 — 107 ratings
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Making Shapely Fiction
Making Shapely Fiction 3.97 avg rating — 1,178 ratings
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Emotion, Conflict and Back Story (Writing Active Setting #2)
Emotion, Conflict and Back Story (Writing Active Setting #2) 4.29 avg rating — 203 ratings
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How to Write: Advice and Reflections
How to Write: Advice and Reflections 3.90 avg rating — 241 ratings
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Characterization and Sensory Detail (Writing Active Setting #1)
Characterization and Sensory Detail (Writing Active Setting #1) 4.25 avg rating — 391 ratings
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The Writer's Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to Publication
The Writer's Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to Publication 3.96 avg rating — 133 ratings
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Anchoring, Action, as a Character and More (Writing Active Setting #3)
Anchoring, Action, as a Character and More (Writing Active Setting #3) 4.36 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novels
Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novels 4.10 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Writing for Children
Writing for Children 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Complete How-to Guide with Bonus Section on Hooks (Writing Active Setting #1-3)
The Complete How-to Guide with Bonus Section on Hooks (Writing Active Setting #1-3) 4.71 avg rating — 83 ratings
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The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide
The English Tenses Practical Grammar Guide 4.28 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Black Beech and Honeydew
Black Beech and Honeydew 3.70 avg rating — 120 ratings
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The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry 3.96 avg rating — 358 ratings
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Evocative Description, Character, Dialogue, Foreshadowing and Where to Use Hooks (Writing Active Hooks #2)
Evocative Description, Character, Dialogue, Foreshadowing and Where to Use Hooks (Writing Active Hooks #2) 4.38 avg rating — 74 ratings
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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,963 ratings
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The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry: Contemporary Poets in Discussion and Practice
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry: Contemporary Poets in Discussion and Practice 4.12 avg rating — 195 ratings
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Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict: Techniques for Crafting an Expressive and Compelling Novel
Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict: Techniques for Crafting an Expressive and Compelling Novel 4.06 avg rating — 369 ratings
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The Red Dahlia (Anna Travis, #2)
The Red Dahlia (Anna Travis, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 6,414 ratings
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The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic 3.85 avg rating — 672 ratings
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Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes: Indie Publishing Success - Sell More Books
Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes: Indie Publishing Success - Sell More Books 4.25 avg rating — 175 ratings
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The Art of Poetry Writing: A Guide For Poets, Students, & Readers
The Art of Poetry Writing: A Guide For Poets, Students, & Readers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Word by Word
Word by Word 4.14 avg rating — 959 ratings
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The Collected Poems
The Collected Poems 4.27 avg rating — 11,537 ratings
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Curious Pursuits: Occasional Writing 1970-2005
Curious Pursuits: Occasional Writing 1970-2005 3.94 avg rating — 388 ratings
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Writing Down the Dragon: and Other Essays on the Tolkien Method and the Craft of Fantasy
Writing Down the Dragon: and Other Essays on the Tolkien Method and the Craft of Fantasy
by: Tom Simon
4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose, 1983-2005
Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose, 1983-2005 4.07 avg rating — 392 ratings
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Poems: Wallace Stevens
Poems: Wallace Stevens 4.21 avg rating — 384 ratings
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Writing Vivid Dialogue: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
Writing Vivid Dialogue: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors 4.21 avg rating — 238 ratings
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The Tao Of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow.
The Tao Of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow. 3.83 avg rating — 191 ratings
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In Fact: Essays on Writers and Writing
In Fact: Essays on Writers and Writing 3.84 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Writing the Fiction Synopsis: A Step by Step Approach (How-To Series (Memphis, Tenn.).)
Writing the Fiction Synopsis: A Step by Step Approach (How-To Series (Memphis, Tenn.).) 4.54 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Studies in Words
Studies in Words 4.20 avg rating — 490 ratings
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The Writer's Desk
The Writer's Desk 4.15 avg rating — 249 ratings
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Writing Deep Point Of View: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
Writing Deep Point Of View: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors 4.22 avg rating — 341 ratings
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The Best Writing on Writing - Volume 2
The Best Writing on Writing - Volume 2 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 4)
The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 4) 4.66 avg rating — 641 ratings
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The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 5)
The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 5) 4.63 avg rating — 606 ratings
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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations 4.18 avg rating — 440 ratings
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The Dialogue Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Dialogue Tags and Phrases
The Dialogue Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Dialogue Tags and Phrases 4.18 avg rating — 225 ratings
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Firsts In Fiction: First Line Hooks, Hints & Help
Firsts In Fiction: First Line Hooks, Hints & Help 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Hear! Here! Sounds Around the World
Hear! Here! Sounds Around the World liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript 4.17 avg rating — 2,186 ratings
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Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More
Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More 4.28 avg rating — 717 ratings
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The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions
The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions 4.26 avg rating — 39 ratings
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A Writer's Guide to the Zodiac: How the Stars Can Help You Understand Your Characters
A Writer's Guide to the Zodiac: How the Stars Can Help You Understand Your Characters 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters
The Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters 4.08 avg rating — 212 ratings
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She Sat He Stood: What Do Your Characters Do While They Talk?
She Sat He Stood: What Do Your Characters Do While They Talk? 3.87 avg rating — 309 ratings
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Writing Subtext: How to craft subtext that develops characters, boosts suspense, and reinforces theme (Elizabeth Lyon on writing craft Book 1)
Writing Subtext: How to craft subtext that develops characters, boosts suspense, and reinforces theme (Elizabeth Lyon on writing craft Book 1) 3.76 avg rating — 109 ratings
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Write Ways to WIN WRITING CONTESTS
Write Ways to WIN WRITING CONTESTS 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Sense of Structure, The: Writing from the Reader's Perspective
Sense of Structure, The: Writing from the Reader's Perspective 4.36 avg rating — 88 ratings
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Trial and Error: A Key to the Secret of Writing and Selling
Trial and Error: A Key to the Secret of Writing and Selling 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Educated Imagination (Midland Book)
The Educated Imagination (Midland Book) 4.11 avg rating — 1,822 ratings
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Write Your Genius, Genius! A Rather Quick Guide to Book Writing
Write Your Genius, Genius! A Rather Quick Guide to Book Writing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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What There Is to Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell
What There Is to Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell 4.32 avg rating — 162 ratings
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WRITE NOW! How to turn your ideas into great stories
WRITE NOW! How to turn your ideas into great stories 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Audubon: The Dream That Wouldn't Die
Audubon: The Dream That Wouldn't Die 3.78 avg rating — 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 — 80 ratings
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Advice to Writers: A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights
Advice to Writers: A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights 3.95 avg rating — 212 ratings
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Writing Your Life: A Journey of Discovery
Writing Your Life: A Journey of Discovery 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Write Time: How to find all the time you need to write a book.
The Write Time: How to find all the time you need to write a book. 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Christian Writer's Coach: How to Get the Most out of a Writers Conference
The Christian Writer's Coach: How to Get the Most out of a Writers Conference 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
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How to Write With the Skill of a Master and the Genius of a Child
How to Write With the Skill of a Master and the Genius of a Child 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
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We Are Not Alone: The Writer's Guide to Social Media
We Are Not Alone: The Writer's Guide to Social Media 4.24 avg rating — 268 ratings
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Economical Writing
Economical Writing 4.17 avg rating — 830 ratings
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Secrets to Writing Well - Volume 1
Secrets to Writing Well - Volume 1 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Confessions of a Freelance Penmonkey
Confessions of a Freelance Penmonkey 4.25 avg rating — 336 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 — 19 ratings
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Brutal as Lie
Brutal as Lie 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works
Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works 4.07 avg rating — 1,310 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 — 20 ratings
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21 Reasons You Think You Don't Have Time to Write
21 Reasons You Think You Don't Have Time to Write 3.90 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Henry Miller on Writing
Henry Miller on Writing 4.23 avg rating — 1,269 ratings
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The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing
The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing 3.64 avg rating — 650 ratings
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Movies in the Mind: How to Build a Short Story
Movies in the Mind: How to Build a Short Story 2.67 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life
Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life 4.46 avg rating — 1,341 ratings
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The Lacemakers
The Lacemakers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Indie Author's Guide to Book Editing: How to Find, Hire, and Work with the Right Editor for Your Manuscript
The Indie Author's Guide to Book Editing: How to Find, Hire, and Work with the Right Editor for Your Manuscript 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A Writer's Guide to Mastering Viewpoint
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A Writer's Guide to Mastering Viewpoint 4.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
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The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing
The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing 4.34 avg rating — 485 ratings
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Booklish: The Simple, Comprehensive Guide to Successfully Writing and Publishing Your Book
Booklish: The Simple, Comprehensive Guide to Successfully Writing and Publishing Your Book 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Perfect Bound: How to Navigate the Book Publishing Process Like a Pro
Perfect Bound: How to Navigate the Book Publishing Process Like a Pro 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Authors Unchained: Some Rules Were Made to be Broken
Authors Unchained: Some Rules Were Made to be Broken really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Historical Research Companion to Everything of Interest to a Romance Writer
Historical Research Companion to Everything of Interest to a Romance Writer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Elements of the Writing Craft: Robert Olmstead
Elements of the Writing Craft: Robert Olmstead 4.10 avg rating — 39 ratings
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