Books about writing

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How to Write Great Dialog: Your Book Needs This (How To For You 13)
How to Write Great Dialog: Your Book Needs This (How To For You 13) 4.65 avg rating — 23 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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How to Format Your Book: for Publishing (How to For You Book 13)
How to Format Your Book: for Publishing (How to For You Book 13) 4.80 avg rating — 30 ratings
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,122 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 — 20,955 ratings
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How to Write Sentences and Paragraphs in Your Novel (How To For You Book 3)
How to Write Sentences and Paragraphs in Your Novel (How To For You Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird 4.24 avg rating — 108,479 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 — 30,212 ratings
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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints 4.05 avg rating — 2,188 ratings
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No Plot? No Problem!
No Plot? No Problem! 3.83 avg rating — 7,293 ratings
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The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life
The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life 3.83 avg rating — 1,124 ratings
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Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success)
Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success) 4.28 avg rating — 2,796 ratings
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Writing Great Books for Young Adults
Writing Great Books for Young Adults 3.73 avg rating — 569 ratings
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Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed 4.28 avg rating — 881 ratings
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,122 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 — 31,305 ratings
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The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,025 ratings
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish 4.11 avg rating — 5,936 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 — 10 ratings
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The Productive Writer: Tips & Tools to Help You Write More, Stress Less & Create Success
The Productive Writer: Tips & Tools to Help You Write More, Stress Less & Create Success 3.91 avg rating — 383 ratings
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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (8th Edition)
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (8th Edition) 4.11 avg rating — 3,832 ratings
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Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style
Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style 3.91 avg rating — 965 ratings
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Write Great Fiction Series
Write Great Fiction Series 4.44 avg rating — 62 ratings
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What Would Your Character Do?
What Would Your Character Do? 3.66 avg rating — 256 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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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 — 21,031 ratings
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The Art And Craft Of Storytelling: A Comprehensive Guide To Classic Writing Techniques
The Art And Craft Of Storytelling: A Comprehensive Guide To Classic Writing Techniques 4.05 avg rating — 203 ratings
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Description & Setting
Description & Setting 4.01 avg rating — 941 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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The Practical Stylist
The Practical Stylist 3.61 avg rating — 61 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 — 872 ratings
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Live to Write Another Day, A Survival Guide for Screenwriters and Creative Storytellers
Live to Write Another Day, A Survival Guide for Screenwriters and Creative Storytellers 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Writing Flash Fiction: How to Write Very Short Stories and Get Them Published
Writing Flash Fiction: How to Write Very Short Stories and Get Them Published 3.97 avg rating — 135 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 107 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 — 108 ratings
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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 — 247 ratings
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If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit 4.12 avg rating — 8,615 ratings
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Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer 3.96 avg rating — 985 ratings
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Doer's Dilemma - Why Achievers Suffer And What To Do About It
Doer's Dilemma - Why Achievers Suffer And What To Do About It liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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20 Master Plots and How to Build Them
20 Master Plots and How to Build Them 3.79 avg rating — 2,543 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 — 159 ratings
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The Art of the Novel
The Art of the Novel 3.84 avg rating — 45 ratings
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The Forest for the Trees
The Forest for the Trees 3.94 avg rating — 3,139 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 — 321 ratings
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Mugging the Muse
Mugging the Muse 4.09 avg rating — 213 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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The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction
The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction 4.24 avg rating — 1,186 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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The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative
The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative 3.78 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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Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction
Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction 4.08 avg rating — 1,269 ratings
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Creating Characters: How to Build Story People
Creating Characters: How to Build Story People 3.93 avg rating — 237 ratings
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Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School 4.21 avg rating — 2,198 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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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 — 7,005 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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A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation
A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation 4.21 avg rating — 609 ratings
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The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books: How to write, publish, and promote books for children of all ages! (Everything® Series)
The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books: How to write, publish, and promote books for children of all ages! (Everything® Series) 3.96 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life
Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life 4.14 avg rating — 6,528 ratings
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Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft
Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft 4.05 avg rating — 1,433 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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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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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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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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Write Faster, Write Better
Write Faster, Write Better 3.39 avg rating — 36 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 — 31,305 ratings
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Write Like the Masters: Emulating the Best of Hemingway, Faulkner, Salinger, and Others
Write Like the Masters: Emulating the Best of Hemingway, Faulkner, Salinger, and Others 4.11 avg rating — 161 ratings
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Your First Novel: A Published Author and a Top Agent Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
Your First Novel: A Published Author and a Top Agent Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream 3.93 avg rating — 468 ratings
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How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One 3.48 avg rating — 3,304 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 Art of Romance Writing: Practical Advice from an International Bestselling Romance Writer
The Art of Romance Writing: Practical Advice from an International Bestselling Romance Writer 3.70 avg rating — 87 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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Writing the Great American Romance Novel
Writing the Great American Romance Novel 3.81 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Take Joy: The Writers Guide To Loving The Craft
Take Joy: The Writers Guide To Loving The Craft 4.06 avg rating — 527 ratings
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Writing the Blockbuster Novel
Writing the Blockbuster Novel 3.96 avg rating — 388 ratings
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Characters & Viewpoint
Characters & Viewpoint 4.04 avg rating — 4,698 ratings
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The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel
The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel 3.96 avg rating — 115 ratings
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On Becoming a Novelist
On Becoming a Novelist 4.10 avg rating — 3,090 ratings
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Writing a Romance Novel For Dummies
Writing a Romance Novel For Dummies 3.84 avg rating — 241 ratings
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Aspects of the Novel
Aspects of the Novel 3.80 avg rating — 4,858 ratings
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers 3.99 avg rating — 6,231 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 — 17,105 ratings
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Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends 3.99 avg rating — 2,491 ratings