Best Books on Writing Fiction

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Anybody Can Write: A Playful Approach
Anybody Can Write: A Playful Approach 3.54 avg rating — 67 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 — 188 ratings
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Devotion
Devotion 3.85 avg rating — 15,466 ratings
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50 Mistakes of the Fledgling Fiction Writer
50 Mistakes of the Fledgling Fiction Writer 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Stars Don't Lie
The Stars Don't Lie 4.12 avg rating — 19,017 ratings
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Credence
Credence 3.68 avg rating — 537,637 ratings
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Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer 3.83 avg rating — 228 ratings
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Writing Love: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors II
Writing Love: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors II 4.36 avg rating — 116 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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"I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
"I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes 4.15 avg rating — 1,791 ratings
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Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time
Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time 4.08 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
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Spider, Spin Me A Web: A Handbook for Fiction Writers
Spider, Spin Me A Web: A Handbook for Fiction Writers 4.13 avg rating — 194 ratings
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Scenes and Sequels: How to Write Page-Turning Fiction (1)
Scenes and Sequels: How to Write Page-Turning Fiction (1) 3.91 avg rating — 64 ratings
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From Manchester to the Arctic
From Manchester to the Arctic 4.30 avg rating — 6,011 ratings
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The Fiction Writer's Handbook
The Fiction Writer's Handbook 3.93 avg rating — 101 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 — 4,633 ratings
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How to Write Killer Fiction
How to Write Killer Fiction 3.99 avg rating — 295 ratings
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Million Dollar Outlines
Million Dollar Outlines 4.16 avg rating — 835 ratings
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Making Shapely Fiction
Making Shapely Fiction 3.97 avg rating — 1,178 ratings
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Creativity: The Perfect Crime
Creativity: The Perfect Crime 3.61 avg rating — 308 ratings
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Techniques of the Selling Writer
Techniques of the Selling Writer 4.33 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
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Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction 3.77 avg rating — 1,679 ratings
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See Jane Write: A Girl's Guide to Writing Chick Lit
See Jane Write: A Girl's Guide to Writing Chick Lit 3.87 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Style is the Rocket: and Other Essays on Writing
Style is the Rocket: and Other Essays on Writing
by: Tom Simon
4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters
Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings
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First Draft in 30 Days: A Novel Writer's System for Building a Complete and Cohesive Manuscript
First Draft in 30 Days: A Novel Writer's System for Building a Complete and Cohesive Manuscript 3.78 avg rating — 539 ratings
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Death Carries a Camcorder: Essays on fantasy writing
Death Carries a Camcorder: Essays on fantasy writing
by: Tom Simon
4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
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From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction
From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction 3.96 avg rating — 1,526 ratings
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On Teaching and Writing Fiction
On Teaching and Writing Fiction 4.15 avg rating — 365 ratings
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The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting 4.18 avg rating — 389 ratings
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Buffy and the Art of Story: Writing Better Fiction By Watching Buffy
Buffy and the Art of Story: Writing Better Fiction By Watching Buffy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Pursuit of Perfection: And How It Harms Writers
The Pursuit of Perfection: And How It Harms Writers 4.27 avg rating — 205 ratings
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Blueprint for a Book: Build Your Novel from the Inside Out
Blueprint for a Book: Build Your Novel from the Inside Out 4.47 avg rating — 260 ratings
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Wrede on Writing: Tips, Hints, and Opinions on Writing
Wrede on Writing: Tips, Hints, and Opinions on Writing 4.16 avg rating — 166 ratings
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Finish Your First Novel: A No-Bull Guide to Actually Completing Your First Draft
Finish Your First Novel: A No-Bull Guide to Actually Completing Your First Draft
by: Char Anna
4.36 avg rating — 64 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 — 7,031 ratings
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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide 3.98 avg rating — 4,156 ratings
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Story Engineering
Story Engineering 4.09 avg rating — 3,272 ratings
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The Secret Miracle: The Novelist's Handbook
The Secret Miracle: The Novelist's Handbook 3.41 avg rating — 240 ratings
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A Reader's Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose
A Reader's Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose 3.90 avg rating — 596 ratings
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Mastering the Process: From Idea to Novel
Mastering the Process: From Idea to Novel 3.86 avg rating — 338 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 — 6,139 ratings
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Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo (Novel and Creative Writing Book, National Novel Writing Month NaNoWriMo Guide)
Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo (Novel and Creative Writing Book, National Novel Writing Month NaNoWriMo Guide) 4.11 avg rating — 641 ratings
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Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer: The Artistry, Joy, and Career of Storytelling
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer: The Artistry, Joy, and Career of Storytelling 4.46 avg rating — 416 ratings
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The Rhetoric of Fiction
The Rhetoric of Fiction 4.01 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
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The Story Cure: A Book Doctor's Pain-Free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir
The Story Cure: A Book Doctor's Pain-Free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir 4.06 avg rating — 177 ratings
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A Rhetoric of Irony (Phoenix Books)
A Rhetoric of Irony (Phoenix Books) 3.92 avg rating — 87 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 — 6,139 ratings
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Brook Trout and the Writing Life: The Intermingling of Fishing and Writing in a Novelist's Life
Brook Trout and the Writing Life: The Intermingling of Fishing and Writing in a Novelist's Life 4.14 avg rating — 57 ratings
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This Year You Write Your Novel
This Year You Write Your Novel 3.80 avg rating — 2,201 ratings
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The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland 3.95 avg rating — 4,926 ratings
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The Novel Writer's Toolkit: A Guide to Writing Novels and Getting Published
The Novel Writer's Toolkit: A Guide to Writing Novels and Getting Published
by: Bob Mayer
3.75 avg rating — 209 ratings
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The Starter Guide for Professional Writers: How to Write and Market Your First Published Stories
The Starter Guide for Professional Writers: How to Write and Market Your First Published Stories 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends 3.99 avg rating — 2,491 ratings
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Reading A Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story
Reading A Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story 4.07 avg rating — 15 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 — 5,391 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 — 4,062 ratings
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