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…
Want to Read $ 13.99"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
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1. 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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2. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
By: William Zinsser
4.24
Format: 321 pages, Paperback
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It … read more
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"Less is more."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Truth needs no adornment."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Don't be kind of bold. Be bold."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Writers are the custodians of memory..."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
3. 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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4. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
By: Steven Pinker
4.10
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupt… read more
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5. 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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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. 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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"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
8. Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
By: William Zinsser
3.78
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing… read more
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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"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
13. Story Engineering: Character Development, Story Concept, Scene Construction
By: Larry Brooks
4.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
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14. Draft No. 4
By: John McPhee
4.34
Format: 640 pages,
A superb essay on the difficulties and joys of composition. read more
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15. How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
By: Stanley Fish
3.81
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller "Both deeper and more democratic thanThe Elements of Style" - Adam Hasle… read more
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16. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
17. 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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18. Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
By: Jane Alison
4.09
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
"Doctors don't imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, origin… read more
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"So often fictions that experiment formally do so at the expense of feeling. They toy on surfaces or are purely cerebral affairs, don’t explore human complexities. But the mostly unconventional narrat…"-Jane Alison, Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
19. Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
By: Matthew Salesses
4.47
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking resource for fiction writers, teachers, and students, this manifesto and practica… read more
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"Workshops operate on the golden-rule policy: do for others as you want for yourself. Your fellow classmates will see from your comments what kind of feedback to give no matter how much of a push the …"-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
"You should ask macro questions and point out macro opportunities. Which means, for example, you might state your understanding (or not) of the story, list observations that seem especially juicy, ask…"-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
"When you are workshopped, it is important to remember that you will not connect with everything that is said. You shouldn’t! Don’t listen to everything; don’t take every suggestion—trust your instinc…"-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
20. The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math
By: Manil Suri
3.88
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientis… read more
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21. 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
