Best Writing Reference

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The Novel Editing Workbook: 105 Tricks & Tips for Revising Your Fiction Manuscript
The Novel Editing Workbook: 105 Tricks & Tips for Revising Your Fiction Manuscript 4.41 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Brand the Author (Not the Book): A Workbook for Writing & Launching Your Own Author Brand Plan
Brand the Author (Not the Book): A Workbook for Writing & Launching Your Own Author Brand Plan 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Story and Structure: A complete guide
Story and Structure: A complete guide 4.96 avg rating — 113 ratings
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Random House Word Menu: New and Essential Companion to the Dictionary
Random House Word Menu: New and Essential Companion to the Dictionary 4.24 avg rating — 139 ratings
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Solutions for Novelists: Secrets of a Master Editor
Solutions for Novelists: Secrets of a Master Editor
by: Sol Stein
3.97 avg rating — 68 ratings
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The Writer's Guide to Corporate Communications
The Writer's Guide to Corporate Communications 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Books, Crooks, and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure
Books, Crooks, and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure 4.39 avg rating — 41 ratings
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The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within
The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within
by: Alan Watt
3.93 avg rating — 651 ratings
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Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance
Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance 4.22 avg rating — 314 ratings
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Stories To Creep you Out Until Dawn
Stories To Creep you Out Until Dawn 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative 4.09 avg rating — 2,082 ratings
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On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume II
On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume II 4.31 avg rating — 384 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 — 49 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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Ultimate Visual Dictionary
Ultimate Visual Dictionary 4.29 avg rating — 375 ratings
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How Novels Work
How Novels Work 3.72 avg rating — 490 ratings
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The Writer's Guide to Psychology: How to Write Accurately about Psychological Disorders, Clinical Treatment and Human Behavior
The Writer's Guide to Psychology: How to Write Accurately about Psychological Disorders, Clinical Treatment and Human Behavior 4.26 avg rating — 319 ratings
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The Rational Writer: Nuts and Bolts
The Rational Writer: Nuts and Bolts 3.53 avg rating — 15 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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The Little Book of Muses
The Little Book of Muses 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book 4.60 avg rating — 1,382 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 — 107 ratings
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Historical Dictionary of Westerns in Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts) (Volume 41)
Historical Dictionary of Westerns in Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts) (Volume 41) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Writing a Killer Thriller: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction
Writing a Killer Thriller: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction 3.92 avg rating — 283 ratings
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Finishing School: The Happy Ending to That Writing Project You Can't Seem to Get Done
Finishing School: The Happy Ending to That Writing Project You Can't Seem to Get Done 3.69 avg rating — 154 ratings
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Smokescreen
Smokescreen 3.99 avg rating — 86 ratings
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The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More
The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More 3.21 avg rating — 48 ratings
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How to Write and Sell a Novel
How to Write and Sell a Novel 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Elements of the Novel, A Primer for Beginners
Elements of the Novel, A Primer for Beginners 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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250 Things You Should Know About Writing
250 Things You Should Know About Writing 3.99 avg rating — 1,571 ratings
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Incognito
Incognito 4.21 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of
Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of 3.68 avg rating — 316 ratings
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Torn Wings and Faux Pas: A Flashbook of Style, a Beastly Guide Through the Writer's Labyrinth
Torn Wings and Faux Pas: A Flashbook of Style, a Beastly Guide Through the Writer's Labyrinth 4.05 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore
Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore 4.17 avg rating — 455 ratings
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Writing Clear Paragraphs
Writing Clear Paragraphs 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations & Books
The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations & Books 3.81 avg rating — 420 ratings
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.84 avg rating — 120,609 ratings
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The Poet's Handbook
The Poet's Handbook 3.78 avg rating — 87 ratings
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The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing
The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing 3.76 avg rating — 478 ratings
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Thanks, But This Isn't for Us: The Compassionate Guide to Understanding What's Wrong with Your Writing and Leaving the Rejection Pile for Good
Thanks, But This Isn't for Us: The Compassionate Guide to Understanding What's Wrong with Your Writing and Leaving the Rejection Pile for Good 4.07 avg rating — 370 ratings
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The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer
The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer 3.88 avg rating — 472 ratings
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Émigrés: French Words That Turned English
Émigrés: French Words That Turned English 3.16 avg rating — 19 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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The Story of English
The Story of English 4.09 avg rating — 2,388 ratings
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The Moral Premise: Harnessing Virtue & Vice for Box Office Success
The Moral Premise: Harnessing Virtue & Vice for Box Office Success 4.18 avg rating — 200 ratings
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Writing Is A Business
Writing Is A Business 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way 3.91 avg rating — 43,561 ratings
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Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary
Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary 4.05 avg rating — 211 ratings
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Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization 3.83 avg rating — 624 ratings
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The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language 3.94 avg rating — 5,091 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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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 — 188 ratings
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The Revenge of Anguished English: More Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language
The Revenge of Anguished English: More Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language 3.88 avg rating — 134 ratings
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Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference
Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference 4.32 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction 4.33 avg rating — 4,141 ratings
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How to Speak Brit: The Quintessential Guide to the King's English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases
How to Speak Brit: The Quintessential Guide to the King's English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases 3.48 avg rating — 376 ratings
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Fiction-Writing Modes: Eleven Essential Tools for Bringing Your Story to Life
Fiction-Writing Modes: Eleven Essential Tools for Bringing Your Story to Life 4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings
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The Writer's Business Plan: How to Generate Passive Income Writing Self-Published Books
The Writer's Business Plan: How to Generate Passive Income Writing Self-Published Books 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
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I Love It When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech
I Love It When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech 3.47 avg rating — 285 ratings
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A Room of One's Own
A Room of One's Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,502 ratings
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The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Action, Emotion, Surprise and More (Writing Active Hooks #1)
Action, Emotion, Surprise and More (Writing Active Hooks #1) 4.21 avg rating — 191 ratings
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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy 3.91 avg rating — 4,844 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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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 — 21,034 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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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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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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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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Twitter for Writers: The Author's Guide to Tweeting Success
Twitter for Writers: The Author's Guide to Tweeting Success 4.34 avg rating — 212 ratings
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Writing Dark Stories: How to Write Horror and Other Disturbing Short Stories (Writer's Craft Book 6)
Writing Dark Stories: How to Write Horror and Other Disturbing Short Stories (Writer's Craft Book 6) 4.10 avg rating — 209 ratings
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Writing Scary Scenes
Writing Scary Scenes 4.03 avg rating — 284 ratings
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Writing About Villains
Writing About Villains 4.03 avg rating — 223 ratings
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Writing about Magic
Writing about Magic 3.76 avg rating — 180 ratings
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Meet a Jerk, Get to Work, How to Write Villains and the Occasional Hero
Meet a Jerk, Get to Work, How to Write Villains and the Occasional Hero 3.33 avg rating — 119 ratings
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The Word-Loss Diet
The Word-Loss Diet 4.37 avg rating — 250 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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Writing on Both Sides of the Brain: Breakthrough Techniques for People Who Write
Writing on Both Sides of the Brain: Breakthrough Techniques for People Who Write 3.87 avg rating — 281 ratings
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Euphonics For Writers: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
Euphonics For Writers: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors 4.30 avg rating — 99 ratings
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SWOT For Writing Success - Write More, Write Better, Sell More Books (Writer's Craft Book 11)
SWOT For Writing Success - Write More, Write Better, Sell More Books (Writer's Craft Book 11) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Novel Revision Prompts: Make Your Good Book Great - Self-Edit Your Plot, Scenes & Style
Novel Revision Prompts: Make Your Good Book Great - Self-Edit Your Plot, Scenes & Style 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Getting Book Reviews: Easy, Ethical Strategies for Authors
Getting Book Reviews: Easy, Ethical Strategies for Authors 4.33 avg rating — 66 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 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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Aliens and Alien Societies: A Writer's Guide to Creating Extraterrestrial Life-Forms (Science Fiction Writing Series)
Aliens and Alien Societies: A Writer's Guide to Creating Extraterrestrial Life-Forms (Science Fiction Writing Series) 3.99 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors (Novel Publicity Guides to Writing & Marketing Fiction 1)
Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors (Novel Publicity Guides to Writing & Marketing Fiction 1) 4.03 avg rating — 31 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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Writing from Personal Experience: How to Turn Your Life into Salable Prose
Writing from Personal Experience: How to Turn Your Life into Salable Prose 3.72 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Unjournaling: Daily Writing Exercises That Are Not Personal, Not Introspective, Not Boring!
Unjournaling: Daily Writing Exercises That Are Not Personal, Not Introspective, Not Boring! 4.06 avg rating — 239 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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Creating Character Emotions
Creating Character Emotions
by: Ann Hood
3.81 avg rating — 313 ratings
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A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter
A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter 4.43 avg rating — 96 ratings
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