The Write Structure: The Timeless Storytelling Principles Great Writers Use to Craft Stories Readers Love
By: The Write Practice
4.24
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Writers and Their Notebooks
By: Phillip Lopate , Diana Raab
3.91
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
This collection of essays by well-established professional writers explores how their notebooks ser… read more
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- nonfiction
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2. A Poetry Handbook
By: Mary Oliver
4.22
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
"(...) A Poetry Handbook was written with writers of poetry most vividly in my mind; their needs an… read more
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"A poem on the page speaks to the listening mind."-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
"Invention hovers always a little above the rules."-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
"The language of the poem is the language of particulars."-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
"Every adjective and adverb is worth five cents. Every verb is worth fifty cents"-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
3. How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
By: Randy Ingermanson
4.25
Format: 234 pages, ebook
A Magical Key to Unlock Your Creative Wizard Are you writing a novel, but having trouble getting… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
- self help
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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- nonfiction
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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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"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. Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
3.16
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
The Zen master and one of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide… read more
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7. Rose Madder
By: Stephen King
3.50
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found Roused by a single drop of blood, Rosie Daniels wakes … read more
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8. KEEP YOUR PANTS ON!: HOW TO OUTLINE A ROMANCE NOVEL WHEN YOU ARE AN INTUITIVE WRITER
By: Nina Harrington
3.43
Format: 331 pages,
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9. "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes
By: Diana Gabaldon
3.76
Format: 208 pages,
For writers looking to make sure their next physical interlude on the page inspires readers to shar… read more
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10. 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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11. Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels
By: Gwen Hayes
4.40
Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition
What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book? Writing a well-structured ro… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
- self help
12. 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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"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
13. 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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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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- nonfiction
- writing
- self help
"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. 7 Figure Fiction: How to Use Universal Fantasy to Sell Your Books to Anyone
By: T. Taylor
4.43
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
There are only, in my humble opinion, two kinds of readers: Readers who love your books and readers… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
16. The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
By: Ryder Carroll
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
For years Ryder Carroll tried countless organizing systems, online and off, but none of them fit th… read more
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"It's part organization, part soul-searching, part dream-weaving."-Ryder Carroll, The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
"In the most connected time in history, we're quickly losing touch with ourselves."-Ryder Carroll, The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
"Prioritize the items you feel strongest about or are the most time sensitive, and strike off the items you feel “meh"-Ryder Carroll, The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
"No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not enitrely own us. It can't take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action."-Ryder Carroll, The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
17. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
By: Dacher Keltner
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Awe is mysterious. How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon… read more
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- self help
18. Old School
By: Tobias Wolff
3.84
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
The protagonist of Tobias Wolff’s shrewdly—and at times devastatingly—observed first novel is a boy… read more
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"a true piece of writing is a dangerous thing. It can change your life."-Tobias Wolff, Old School
"The beauty of a fragment is that it still supports the hope of brilliant completeness."-Tobias Wolff, Old School
"The stories you have to write will always make someone hate your guts. If they don't you're just producing words."-Tobias Wolff, Old School
"The life that produces writing can't be written about. Is is a life carried on without the knowledge even of the writer, below the mind's business and noise, in deep unlit shafts where phantom messen…"-Tobias Wolff, Old School
19. Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life
By: Joshua Becker
3.82
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • Discover practical steps you can take today to live a life focu… read more
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20. 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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"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
21. Robert's Rules of Writing: 111 Unconventional Lessons That Every Writer Needs to Know
By: Robert Masello
3.93
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
Prolific author Robert Masello guides working (or procrastinating) writers with advice, encourageme… read more
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22. Critical Thinking
By: Jonathan Haber
3.62
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
An insightful guide to the practice, teaching, and history of critical thinking—from Aristotle and … read more
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23. Kings & Queens of Great Britain: Every Question Answered
By: David Soud
4.08
Format: 1190 pages, Kindle Edition
From the House of Wessex to the House of Windsor, follow the pageant of personalities that have mad… read more
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24. How To Write A Historical Novel And Love It
By: T.L. Clark
4.77
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
Unlock your inner historical novelist… Got a historical novel inside you desperate to get out? … read more
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25. The Write Structure: The Timeless Storytelling Principles Great Writers Use to Craft Stories Readers Love
By: The Write Practice
4.24
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
The Hidden Principles Behind Best-selling, Award-Winning StoriesGreat books don’t happen by acciden… read more
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26. The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right
By: Suzanne Allain
4.02
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
When a young woman trades places with her noble cousin, their innocent ruse leads to true love in t… read more
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