Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself
By: Chuck Wendig
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Finally--a book of writing advice that accounts for all of the messy, perverse, practical, and inex…
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1. 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
4.21
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story , this writing guide rev… read more
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"We don't turn to story to escape reality. We turn to story to navigate reality."-Lisa Cron, 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)
"In a nutshell: A story is about how the things that happen affect someone in pursuit of a difficult goal, and how that person changes internally as a result."-Lisa Cron, 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)
"But the simple fact remains that without the first half of the story, there can be no second half. The first half establishes where the problem came from and who the protagonist is to begin with, so …"-Lisa Cron, 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)
2. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
Ursula K. Le Guin generously shares the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime's work. read more
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3. Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
By: Roy Peter Clark
4.54
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
One of America's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds… read more
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4. The Killing Floor Blues (Daniel Faust, #5)
By: Craig Schaefer
4.00
Format: 258 pages,
Nobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, … read more
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5. Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
By: Lisa Cron
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that … read more
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6. Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
By: Jessica Brody
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology … read more
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"We call that real problem the SHARD OF GLASS. It's a psychological wound that has been festering beneath the surface of your hero for a long time. The skin has grown over it, leaving behind an unsigh…"-Jessica Brody, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
7. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
By: Matt Bell
4.46
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done… read more
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8. Pity the Reader: On Writing With Style
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
3.95
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The art and craft of writing by one of the few grandmasters of American literature, a bonanza for w… read more
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9. 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round
By: Jami Attenberg
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by Jami Attenberg’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this writer’s gui… read more
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10. Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself
By: Chuck Wendig
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Finally--a book of writing advice that accounts for all of the messy, perverse, practical, and inex… read more
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11. Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel
By: Jessica Brody
4.65
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 … read more
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12. Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
By: Courtney Maum
4.60
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about publishing but were too afraid to ask is right here in … read more
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13. Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories
By: Charlie Jane Anders
4.22
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Things are scary right now. We’re all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it’s easy t… read more
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14. The Astrology House
By: Carinn Jade
3.57
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A group of wealthy Manhattanites escapes to an astrology-themed retreat, where simmering resentment… read more
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15. A Year of Last Things: Poems
By: Michael Ondaatje
3.61
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
With A Year of Last Things, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry, where he began h… read more
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16. The Way of the Fearless Writer
By: Beth Kempton
4.41
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Beth Kempton's The Way of the Fearless Writer is a mindful approach to the writing life, based on B… read more
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17. Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories
By: Steve Almond
4.54
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The long-awaited book about the craft of creative writing from Steve Almond, beloved teacher, mento… read more
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"What we're doing as writers is convincing strangers to translate our specks of ink into stories capable of generating rescue."-Steve Almond, Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories
18. Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer: The Artistry, Joy, and Career of Storytelling
By: J. Michael Straczynski
4.46
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In the words of novelist Harlan Ellison, “The trick is not becoming a writer. The trick is staying … read more
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19. First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
By: Joe Moran
4.10
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
'What a lovely thing this is: a book that delights in the sheer textural joy of good sentences ... … read more
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"Poetic emotion, resonance and power is in the vowels/vowel sounds"-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
"Sentences are our writing commons, the shared ground where every writer walks."-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
"Speech is more intimate in its syntax than writing. It has shorter clauses and more no-content words to link these clauses up. Writing is denser, with longer clauses and more content words. Speech is…"-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
"The act is its own reward; do not expect applause. You must be willing to keep writing in the absence of any evidence that anyone is reading. And no use complaining, either, since no one asked you to…"-Joe Moran, First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
20. Downward Facing Doug
By: Don Winslow
3.70
Format: 2 pages, Audiobook
Don Winslow returns to the world of PI Boone Daniels and the Dawn Patrol. Doug is one of the Dawn P… read more
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21. Ghostsmith (House of the Dead, #2)
By: Nicki Pau Preto
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything … read more
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