The Craft of Writing Fiction

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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 — 1,319 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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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers 4.10 avg rating — 10,248 ratings
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Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View
Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View 4.27 avg rating — 840 ratings
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Characters & Viewpoint
Characters & Viewpoint 4.04 avg rating — 4,698 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 & Ends
Beginnings, Middles & Ends 3.99 avg rating — 2,491 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 3.99 avg rating — 4,157 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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Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success 4.11 avg rating — 4,787 ratings
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Scene & Structure
Scene & Structure 4.11 avg rating — 1,576 ratings
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Dialogue: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Effective Dialogue
Dialogue: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Effective Dialogue 3.97 avg rating — 1,097 ratings
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45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters 3.90 avg rating — 1,430 ratings
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Screenwriting for Teens: The 100 Principles of Screenwriting Every Budding Writer Must Know
Screenwriting for Teens: The 100 Principles of Screenwriting Every Budding Writer Must Know 4.14 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate 4.38 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
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The Elements of Active Prose
The Elements of Active Prose 4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings
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How to Write Fiction: Tools and Techniques
How to Write Fiction: Tools and Techniques 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Magic of Fiction
The Magic of Fiction
by: Beth Hill
4.36 avg rating — 36 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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Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer 3.96 avg rating — 984 ratings
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What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers 3.90 avg rating — 1,825 ratings
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The School Story
The School Story 3.98 avg rating — 12,255 ratings
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The Golden Theme: How to Make Your Writing Appeal to the Highest Common Denominator
The Golden Theme: How to Make Your Writing Appeal to the Highest Common Denominator 4.32 avg rating — 315 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 — 563 ratings
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Mutes & earthquakes: Bill Manhire's creative writing course at Victoria
Mutes & earthquakes: Bill Manhire's creative writing course at Victoria 3.85 avg rating — 13 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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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 — 423 ratings
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The Exercise Book: creative writing exercises from Victoria University's Institute of Modern letters
The Exercise Book: creative writing exercises from Victoria University's Institute of Modern letters 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Description
Description 4.07 avg rating — 604 ratings
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Stein on Writing
Stein on Writing
by: Sol Stein
4.28 avg rating — 4,734 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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Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction
Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction 4.04 avg rating — 810 ratings
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Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes
Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes 4.07 avg rating — 519 ratings
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Million Dollar Outlines
Million Dollar Outlines 4.16 avg rating — 835 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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Creating Characters: A Writer's Reference to the Personality Traits That Bring Fictional People to Life
Creating Characters: A Writer's Reference to the Personality Traits That Bring Fictional People to Life 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers
The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers 3.76 avg rating — 356 ratings
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,101 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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The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile 3.98 avg rating — 3,650 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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World-Building
World-Building 3.89 avg rating — 406 ratings
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Revision (Writer's Workshop)
Revision (Writer's Workshop)
by: Kit Reed
3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Million Dollar Outlines
Million Dollar Outlines 4.16 avg rating — 835 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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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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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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Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within
Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within 4.21 avg rating — 31,303 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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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 — 20,953 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 — 21,028 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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A Rhetoric of Irony (Phoenix Books)
A Rhetoric of Irony (Phoenix Books) 3.92 avg rating — 87 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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The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland 3.95 avg rating — 4,926 ratings
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On Becoming a Novelist
On Becoming a Novelist 4.10 avg rating — 3,090 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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Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends 3.99 avg rating — 2,491 ratings
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No Plot? No Problem!
No Plot? No Problem! 3.83 avg rating — 7,293 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