I Should Be Writing: A Writer's Workshop
By: Mur Lafferty
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
“Equal parts motivation and inspiration . . . Bite-size, easy-to-read chapters coach new writers th…
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1. The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
By: Robert Cormier
3.49
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Ref… read more
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"They murdered him."-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
"They don't actually want you to do your own thing, not unless it's their thing too."-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
"He closed the locker quickly so no one would see the damage. For some reason, he felt ashamed."-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
"Don't miss the bus, boy. You're missing a lot of things in the world, better not miss that bus."-Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
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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- writing
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"Write about “leaving."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"keep your hand moving"-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. Kindness Goes Unpunished (Walt Longmire, #3)
By: Craig Johnson
3.50
Format: 31 pages,
Walt Longmire has been sheriff of Wyoming's Absaroka County for almost a quarter of a century and h… read more
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4. 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)
5. 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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- nonfiction
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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
6. 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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7. Reamde
By: Neal Stephenson
3.78
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Four decades ago, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of an Iowa family, fled to a wild and lonely m… read more
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8. Death Without Company (Walt Longmire, #2)
By: Craig Johnson
3.56
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
Walt investigates a death by poison in this gripping novel from theNew York Times bestselling autho… read more
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9. The Fall of Arthur
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien
4.14
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
The Fall of Arthurrecounts in verse the last campaign of King Arthur, who, even as he stands at the… read more
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10. Bastard Out of Carolina
By: Dorothy Allison
3.99
Format: 32 pages,
Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright, an illegitimate young girl, dreams of escaping her Greenville County, … read more
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11. Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
By: K.M. Weiland
4.32
Format: 295 pages, Paperback
Is Structure the Hidden Foundation of All Successful Stories? Why do some stories work and other… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
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12. The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
By: Carol J. Adams
3.98
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
First published in 1990, The Sexual Politics of Meat is a landmark text in the ongoing debates abou… read more
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"Manhood is constructed in our culture, in part, by access to meat eating and control of other bodies."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
"Equality isn’t an idea; it is a practice. We practice it when we don’t treat other people or other animals as objects."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
"The story of meat follows a sacred typology: the birth of a God, the dismemberment of the god's body, and the god's resurrection."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
"If the wartime killing of human beings is used to establish the legitimacy of meat eating, then challenging meat eating challenges a world at war."-Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
13. The Pram
By: Joe Hill
3.77
Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition
A husband’s obsessive desire for a child leads to an unexpected manifestation of his yearning in a … read more
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14. 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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- self help
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
"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
15. How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
By: Lee Child
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mys… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
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16. Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
3.99
Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition
When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an ‘X-Ray Sierra India’ incident, the operator do… read more
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"My decision to apply to be a special agent crept up on me some time between the case of the spontaneously exploding tractor and the cows that ate Paris, Arkansas."-Ben Aaronovitch, Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5)
17. Void (The Far Reaches, #2)
By: Veronica Roth
3.86
Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition
An intergalactic luxury cruise to a distant port is a world unto itself in this piercing short myst… read more
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"... I realized that what's out there is oblivious to us. There's no menace to it, because there's no intent. We're just fragile, and we break sometimes. And time keeps moving. I don't know. I think i…"-Veronica Roth, Void (The Far Reaches, #2)
18. The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4)
By: Ann Leckie
3.65
Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition
An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative s… read more
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19. Falling Bodies (The Far Reaches, #3)
By: Rebecca Roanhorse
3.68
Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition
A young man caught between two disparate worlds searches for his place in the universe in a wrenchi… read more
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20. Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)
By: John Scalzi
4.18
Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition
An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human poten… read more
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21. How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1)
By: James S.A. Corey
4.01
Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition
An astronaut’s interstellar mission is a personal journey of a thousand second chances in an exhila… read more
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22. Just Out of Jupiter's Reach (The Far Reaches, #5)
By: Nnedi Okorafor
3.87
Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition
A revolutionary experiment in space opens a woman’s eyes to the meaning of solitude in a thought-pr… read more
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23. The Vessel
By: Adam L.G. Nevill
3.73
Format: 162 pages, Hardcover
'A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused.' … read more
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24. The Killings at Kingfisher Hill (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #4)
By: Sophie Hannah
3.57
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Hercule Poirot is traveling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill … read more
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25. Milk Blood Heat
By: Dantiel W. Moniz
4.04
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Set among the cities and suburbs of Florida, each story in Milk Blood Heat delves into the ordinary… read more
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"She vomited casually into the toilet…"-Dantiel W. Moniz, Milk Blood Heat
"Sometimes you must consume the damaged body, digest it cell by cell, to taste the new beginning."-Dantiel W. Moniz, Milk Blood Heat
"Three days ago the doctor had put her at six weeks and no one knew except Liam and her best friend Pia. Maybe the dog."-Dantiel W. Moniz, Milk Blood Heat
"Love requires a bareness, a certain pliability, and I didn't thrill at the possibility of being transformed or wiped away."-Dantiel W. Moniz, Milk Blood Heat
26. The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
By: Paul Millerd
4.00
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
With 40k global sales, The Pathless Path has become a surprise best-seller. The book has received a… read more
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- self help
27. The Enchanted Garden Cafe (The South Side Stories Book 1)
By: Abigail Drake
4.18
Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition
For her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell’s mother, Claire, made her a peace sign piñata filled with w… read more
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28. The 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done
By: A Trevor Thrall
4.11
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Get more words on the page with this proven and popular system The 12 Week Year for A Comprehensiv… read more
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- writing
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29. Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles
By: Beth Pickens
3.90
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The Artist's Way for the 21st century—from esteemed creative counselor Beth Pickens. If you are an… read more
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- writing
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30. Themes and Variations
By: David Sedaris
4.21
Format: 19 pages, Kindle Edition
In this Kindle-exclusive essay, international bestselling humor writer David Sedaris shares the rew… read more
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31. I Should Be Writing: A Writer's Workshop
By: Mur Lafferty
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
“Equal parts motivation and inspiration . . . Bite-size, easy-to-read chapters coach new writers th… read more
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