Best Books on the Craft of Writing and Editing Fiction

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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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Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions
Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions 4.43 avg rating — 1,301 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 — 31,308 ratings
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Writing Alone and with Others
Writing Alone and with Others 4.26 avg rating — 640 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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Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing
Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing 4.25 avg rating — 3,248 ratings
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Plot
Plot 3.88 avg rating — 885 ratings
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The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives 4.18 avg rating — 3,224 ratings
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Breathing Life into Your Characters
Breathing Life into Your Characters 3.81 avg rating — 205 ratings
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Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between 4.20 avg rating — 2,861 ratings
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The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great
The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great 4.16 avg rating — 1,787 ratings
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
Several Short Sentences About Writing 4.13 avg rating — 3,351 ratings
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Plot Versus Character: A Balanced Approach to Writing Great Fiction
Plot Versus Character: A Balanced Approach to Writing Great Fiction 4.16 avg rating — 471 ratings
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Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing
Showing & Telling: Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing 4.01 avg rating — 178 ratings
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Scene & Structure
Scene & Structure 4.11 avg rating — 1,579 ratings
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Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated
Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated 4.09 avg rating — 557 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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