22 Best nonfiction books like Writing the Shadow : Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words (Writing Craft Books) by Joanna Penn

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Writing the Shadow : Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words (Writing Craft Books)

By: Joanna Penn

4.40

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

Do you want to connect with readers on a deeper level? Do you want your books to stand out in a se…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Writing the Shadow : Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words (Writing Craft Books) by Joanna Penn , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of Writing into the Dark: How to Write a Novel without an Outline by Dean Wesley Smith

1. Writing into the Dark: How to Write a Novel without an Outline

By: Dean Wesley Smith

3.66

Format: 296 pages, ebook

With more than a hundred published novels and more than seventeen million copies of his books in pr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
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2. The Stepford Wives

By: Ira Levin

2.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost to… read more

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3. Get Rich Lucky Bitch Release Your Money Blocks and Live a First Class Life

By: Denise Duffield-Thomas

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you ready to break through your money blocks and finally make the money you deserve? In Get Ric… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby

4. The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

By: John Truby

4.26

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
"Audiences love both the feeling part (reliving the life) and the thinking part (figuring out the puzzle) of a story. Every good story has both."

-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

"No individual element in your story, including the hero, will work unless you first create it and define it in relation to all the other elements."

-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

"Good storytelling lets the audience relive events in the present so they can understand the forces, choices, and emotions that led the character to do what he did."

-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

"The story world isn't a copy of life as it is. It's life as human beings imagine it could be. It is human life condensed and heightened so that the audience can gain a better understanding of how lif…"

-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

Cover of The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface by Donald Maass

5. The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

By: Donald Maass

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Engage Your Readers with Emotion While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plott… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • research
  • writing
"Plot happens outside but story happens inside. Readers won't get the true story, though, unless you put it on the page--both the big meaning in small events, and the overlooked implications of large …"

-Donald Maass, The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

Cover of Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing by Libbie Hawker

6. Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing

By: Libbie Hawker

4.25

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B00UKC0GHA When it comes to writing books, are you a … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • research
  • writing
  • audiobook
Cover of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody

7. 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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  • nonfiction
  • research
  • writing
  • audiobook
"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

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8. Anatomy of Genres

By: John Truby

4.23

Format: 720 pages, Paperback

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • research
  • writing
Cover of A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J.  Cooke

9. A Haunting in the Arctic

By: C.J. Cooke

3.78

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

1901-ben ​járunk. A fiatal nőt, Nickyt megtámadják, majd egy bálnavadász hajó, az Ormen fedélzetén … read more

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10. The Ghost Hunter Next Door (Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mystery, #1)

By: Danielle Garrett

4.07

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

The first rule of being a ghost whisperer: Don’t tell anyone. Seriously. Don’t. Sure, it migh… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself by Chuck Wendig

11. 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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  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • audiobook
Cover of Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life by Sharon Blackie

12. Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life

By: Sharon Blackie

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The highly anticipated new book by the author of the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted, empowering w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
Cover of Newsletter Ninja: How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert by Tammi Labrecque

13. Newsletter Ninja: How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert

By: Tammi Labrecque

4.58

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you struggling with email? Newsletter numbers getting you down? Fewer people opening your messa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • research
  • writing
  • audiobook
Cover of Beneath the Zoo. A Short Story by J.F. Penn

14. Beneath the Zoo. A Short Story

By: J.F. Penn

4.35

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

Some secrets should stay buried. When renowned architect Arania Webb returns to Bristol Zoo — on… read more

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15. The Science of Storytelling

By: Will Storr

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Stories mould who we are, from our character to our cultural identity. They drive us to act out our… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • writing
"The gift of story is wisdom"

-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling

"If tribal thinking is original sin, then story is prayer. At its best, it reminds us that, beneath our many differences, we remain beasts of one species."

-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling

"Locked inside the black vault of our skulls, stuck forever in the solitude of our own hallucinated universe, story is a portal, a hallucination within the hallucination, the closest we'll ever really…"

-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling

"Stories work on multiple evolved systems in the brain and a skilled storyteller activates these networks like the conductor of an orchestra, a little trill of moral outrage here, a fanfare of status …"

-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling

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16. Three Story Method: Foundations of Fiction

By: J. Thorn

3.80

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Storytelling isn’t complicated. We’ll prove it to you.Do you have an amazing idea for a novel but y… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of Following: A Marketing Guide to Author Platform by David Gaughran

17. Following: A Marketing Guide to Author Platform

By: David Gaughran

4.64

Format: 75 pages, ebook

From the author of Let’s Get Digital and Amazon Decoded comes a fresh, new approach to platform-bui… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of Dictate Your Book: How To Write Your Book Faster, Better, and Smarter (The Productive Novelist 4) by Monica Leonelle

18. Dictate Your Book: How To Write Your Book Faster, Better, and Smarter (The Productive Novelist 4)

By: Monica Leonelle

4.32

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

Ready to get on board with dictation (finally)? Like many tools that have come before it, dictation… read more

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Cover of Writing the Shadow : Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words (Writing Craft Books) by Joanna Penn

19. Writing the Shadow : Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words (Writing Craft Books)

By: Joanna Penn

4.40

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

Do you want to connect with readers on a deeper level? Do you want your books to stand out in a se… read more

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  • research
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • audiobook
Cover of Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life by Lisa Cron

20. Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life

By: Lisa Cron

4.06

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

“A practical, heartfelt manual for anyone who needs to change minds and actions. Lisa Cron shares t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • writing
Cover of How to Outline A Cozy Mystery: Workbook (Genre Fiction How To 1) by Sara Rosett

21. How to Outline A Cozy Mystery: Workbook (Genre Fiction How To 1)

By: Sara Rosett

4.18

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

Do you want to write a cozy mystery but don’t know how to get started? Use this workbook to learn … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of Overcoming Writer's Block: The Writer's Guide to Beating the Blank Page by Marcy Pusey

22. Overcoming Writer's Block: The Writer's Guide to Beating the Blank Page

By: Marcy Pusey

4.59

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

*Winner of Book Excellence Award in Writing and Publishing* Unlock the secret to banishing writer’… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. The 5 Sentence Method: How to Write Your D*mn Book, Already.

By: Rebecca Thorne

4.56

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Experience TikTok's viral 5 Sentence plotting method, written by bestselling author Rebecca Thorne!… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published by Ashley Lister

24. How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published

By: Ashley Lister

4.03

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

This book will help you plot like a pro, master the art of suspense like Poe, craft captivating dia… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
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25. The Strategic Author's Guide to MailerLite: How to use MailerLite to build an author newsletter (Strategic Author Series)

By: Erika Everest

4.30

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you getting the most from your newsletter? A good newsletter is the most powerful advertising p… read more

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  • nonfiction
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26. All They Ask Is Everything

By: Hadley Leggett

4.42

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

In this hopeful debut about the silent struggles of motherhood, three very different women want cus… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways by J.F. Penn

27. Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways

By: J.F. Penn

4.30

Format: 200 pages, ebook

Do you enjoy travel memoirs with a combination of personal reflection and practical tips? Are you i… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. Direct Sales Mastery for Authors: Volume 1

By: Russell Nohelty

3.00

Format: 299 pages, ebook

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Cover of How to Write Light Novels and Webnovels: Your Key to Writing Addictive Stories That Get Reads, Reviews and Sales by R.A. Paterson

29. How to Write Light Novels and Webnovels: Your Key to Writing Addictive Stories That Get Reads, Reviews and Sales

By: R.A. Paterson

4.29

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

You can write the Light Novel or Webnovel you want… Right now, writers just like you are making st… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • writing
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30. The Strategic Author's Guide to BookFunnel: How to use BookFunnel to increase your mailing list subscribers and sell more books (Strategic Author Series)

By: Erika E. Everest

4.80

Format: 136 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you struggling to find newsletter subscribers?Growing your newsletter is one of the most powerf… read more

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31. With A Demon's Eye

By: J.F. Penn

4.34

Format: 20 pages, ebook

Conflict photographer, Sara Miles, loves being embedded with the military out in the desert. Her pi… read more

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10 Top audiobook books like Writing the Shadow : Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words (Writing Craft Books) by Joanna Penn

Transform Your Habits

Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing

Libbie Hawker

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

Jessica Brody

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Ghost Hunter Next Door (Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mystery, #1)

Danielle Garrett

4.07

Transform Your Habits

Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself

Chuck Wendig

4.29

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Transform Your Habits

Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between

James Scott Bell

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition

Christopher Vogler

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print

Renni Browne , None

4.24

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Jessica Brody

4.50

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