13 best-selling writing books like Stealing Hollywood: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your Best Book by Alexandra Sokoloff

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Stealing Hollywood: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your Best Book

By: Alexandra Sokoloff

4.40

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

The highly anticipated textbook of the internationally acclaimed SCREENWRITING TRICKS FOR AUTHORS w…

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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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  • nonfiction
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Cover of Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development by K.M. Weiland

2. Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development

By: K.M. Weiland

4.31

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

About the BookPowerful Character Arcs Create Powerful StoriesHave you written a story with an excit… read more

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  • writing
Cover of Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story by James Scott Bell

3. Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story

By: James Scott Bell

4.05

Format: 240 pages,

Story loves structure...and so do readers! Super Structure represents over two decades of research … read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of 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. 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. The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of a Blockbuster Novel

By: Matthew L. Jockers , Jodie Archer

4.07

Format: 384 pages,

Ask most people about massive success in the world of fiction, and you'll typically hear that it's … read more

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6. 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

7. Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)

By: Patricia Briggs

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Mercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Wa… read more

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8. If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit

By: Brenda Ueland

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In her 93 remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules s… read more

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Cover of Stealing Hollywood: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your Best Book by Alexandra Sokoloff

9. Stealing Hollywood: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your Best Book

By: Alexandra Sokoloff

4.40

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

The highly anticipated textbook of the internationally acclaimed SCREENWRITING TRICKS FOR AUTHORS w… read more

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

10. 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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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
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"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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11. 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
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12. Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive? (QuitBooks for Writers, #6)

By: Becca Syme

4.58

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

When you "just know" how a story should go... When you "have a feeling" about how that ad should… read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
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13. A Winter Grave

By: Peter May

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the plane… read more

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14. 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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  • nonfiction
  • 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

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15. Termination Shock

By: Neal Stephenson

3.83

Format: 708 pages, Hardcover

A visionary technothriller about climate change. Neal Stephenson's sweeping, prescient new nove… read more

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16. 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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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1) by Christopher Paolini

17. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)

By: Christopher Paolini

3.80

Format: 880 pages, Hardcover

Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a routine survey… read more

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"☹️ -Gregorovich"

-Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)

"There's no such thing as safety. Only degrees of risk."

-Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)

"It was the worst of things: loss utter and complete, without a chance of restoration."

-Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)

"Logic only took you so far. Sometimes the cure to the dark was to find another flame burning bright."

-Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)

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18. Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

By: Benjamin P. Hardy

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This isn't a book about BECOMING it's about BEING: noted psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy shows how … read more

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"Hope is the powerpack that sustains you through the ups and downs of whatever you’re pursuing."

-Benjamin P. Hardy, Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

"Your life is like a garden. If you’re not intentional, your garden will be overrun with weeds and randomness."

-Benjamin P. Hardy, Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

"According to Dr. Angela Duckworth, grit is passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. [...] Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades."

-Benjamin P. Hardy, Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

"Is your life the product of conscious choosing, or are you merely reacting to your environment? Are your surroundings governing you, or do you influence your environment?"

-Benjamin P. Hardy, Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

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19. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

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20. White Smoke

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

3.82

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take… read more

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21. 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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  • 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

Cover of Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing by Tiffany  Yates Martin

22. Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing

By: Tiffany Yates Martin

4.67

Format: None pages, ebook

"I trust Tiffany Yates Martin with the editing process even more than I trust myself. Read this boo… read more

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23. Girl in Ice

By: Erica Ferencik

3.67

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The River at Night and Into the Jungle comes a harrowing new thriller set in the… read more

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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

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K.M. Weiland

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story

James Scott Bell

4.05

Transform Your Habits

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)

Lisa Cron

4.21

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James Scott Bell

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success

K.M. Weiland

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development

K.M. Weiland

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Story Trumps Structure: How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules

Steven James

4.39

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