Books about Writing

Updated October 31, 2024
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Books about Writing

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Welcome to the writer's life : how to design your writing craft, writing business, writing practice, and reading practice
Perhach, Paulette
Paper Book
THE ULTIMATE BOOK FOR WRITERS: Learn how to take your work to the next level with this beginner-friendly guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing. Includes writing exercises, tools, checklists, 15 infographics, and so much more! With warmth and humor,...
1000 words : a writer's guide to staying creative, focused, and productive all year round
Attenberg, Jami
Paper Book
National Bestseller Inspired by Jami Attenberg's wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this "encouraging handbook" (Publishers Weekly) features essays on creativity, productivity, and writing from acclaimed authors including Roxane Gay, Lauren Groff,...
Dreyer's English : an utterly correct guide to clarity and style
Dreyer, Benjamin
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A sharp, funny grammar guide they'll actually want to read, from Random House's longtime copy chief and one of Twitter's leading language gurus   NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine<...
Steering the craft : a 21st-century guide to sailing the sea of story
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Ebook
From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft. Completely revised and rewritten to address...
You: the story : a writer's guide to craft through memory
Sepetys, Ruta
Paper Book
A powerful how-to guide that helps aspiring writers find the stories hidden within-from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray. ★ "Instructive and inspiring for storytellers of all ages."-Kirkus Reviews...
Meander, spiral, explode : design and pattern in narrative
Alison, Jane
Ebook
"How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read . . . Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers writers the freedom to explore but with enough guidance to thrive." ―Maris Kreizman, Vulture<...
Bird by Bird Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Lamott, Anne.
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer's world...
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