The Writing Life
By: Annie Dillard
3.26
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood;…
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1. Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
By: James Scott Bell
4.20
Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition
A powerful secret, and a fresh approach to writing bestselling fiction! What's the best way to wri… read more
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- crafts
- nonfiction
- writing
2. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
By: Natalie Goldberg
4.21
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
For more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her b… read more
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- art
- memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
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"keep your hand moving"-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"Write about “leaving."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"Begin with “I remember."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"We learn writing by doing it."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
3. Becoming a Writer
By: John Gardner , Dorothea Brande
4.00
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Refreshingly slim, beautifully written and deliciously elegant, Dorothea Brande's Becoming a Writer… read more
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- crafts
- art
- nonfiction
- writing
"Writing's not always a pleasure to me, but if I'm not writing every other pleasure loses its savour."-John Gardner, Becoming a Writer
"Every book, every editor, every teacher will tell you that the great key to success in authorship is originality"-John Gardner, Becoming a Writer
"Old habits are strong and jealous. They will not be displaced easily if they get any warning that such plans are afoot; they will fight for their existence with subtlety and persuasiveness."-John Gardner, Becoming a Writer
"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us fr…"-John Gardner, Becoming a Writer
4. The Writing Life
By: Annie Dillard
3.26
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood;… read more
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- art
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
- crafts
5. The Art of Memoir
By: Mary Karr
4.56
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr's The Liars' Clubspent more than a y… read more
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- memoir
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6. Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo
By: Grant Faulkner
3.69
Format: 88 pages, Hardcover
Every writer knows that as rewarding as the creative process is, it can often be a bumpy road. Have… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- writing
7. Bird by Bird
By: Anne Lamott
4.24
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
A newer edition of this title can be found here. "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten… read more
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- memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
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"Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
8. Ernest Hemingway on Writing
By: Ernest Hemingway , None , Charles Scribner Jr.
4.19
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
An assemblage of reflections on the nature of writing and the writer from one the greatest American… read more
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- biography
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- writing
9. Zen in the Art of Writing
By: Ray Bradbury
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a land mine. The land mine is me. After the explosion,… read more
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10. Several Short Sentences About Writing
By: Verlyn Klinkenborg
4.13
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education… read more
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- nonfiction
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"People clamor to tell their stories in words. This doesn't make them writers, Nor does it make their stories matter."-Verlyn Klinkenborg, Several Short Sentences About Writing
11. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
By: Francine Prose
3.17
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
In her entertaining and edifying New York Timesbestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites … read more
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12. Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
By: Sol Stein
4.36
Format: 303 pages,
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13. Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life
By: Dani Shapiro
4.04
Format: 226 pages,
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14. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
By: Stephen King
3.96
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
On Writing begins with King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. K… read more
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15. A Horse at Night: On Writing
By: Amina Cain
4.03
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
A virtuosic meditation on literature and life in the tradition of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s … read more
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- art
- memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
- crafts
"For me, fiction is a space of plainness and excess."-Amina Cain, A Horse at Night: On Writing
"Female solitude is weighted with a particular power in literature."-Amina Cain, A Horse at Night: On Writing
"I want to leave a chain of images that remain in the reader's mind. I want to write what heightened experience feels like."-Amina Cain, A Horse at Night: On Writing
"Perhaps solitude is a practice as much as an instinct, its pleasures very much contextual. Sometimes being alone is terrible."-Amina Cain, A Horse at Night: On Writing
16. Novelist as a Vocation
By: Haruki Murakami
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author’s own novels. Haruki Mura… read more
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- memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
"writing novels is, to my way of thinking, basically a very uncool enterprise"-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
"La experiencia nos enseña a los escritores lo duro que es seguir siendo escritor."-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
"Una sociedad capaz de asumir e integrar distintos puntos de vista y formas de pensar será capaz de avanzar lenta pero segura en la dirección correcta"-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
"Una sociedad capaz de asumir e integrar distintos puntos de vista y formas de pensar será capaz de avanzar lenta pero segura en la dirección correcta."-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
17. Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
By: Chuck Palahniuk
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with… read more
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- memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- crafts
"Three parts description . Two parts instruction . One part onomatopoeia . Mix to taste ."-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
"Once someone who draws superheroes draws your picture , you never want to go back to reality ."-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
"My guess is that people haven’t a clue how to get along . They need a structure , rules , and roles to play ."-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
"All through that lunch I feigned interest in her cats , yes , cats , while psychically begging her to love me and interview me ."-Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
18. On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer (Field Notes)
By: Stephen Marche
4.09
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
19. 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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- nonfiction
- essays
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20. Alphabetical Diaries
By: Sheila Heti
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti kept a… read more
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21. Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer's Path
By: Nicole Gulotta
4.01
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A guide for the next generation of writers—self-care rituals, creativity-generating rhythms, and pe… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- writing
