Crafts Book Summaries

Story Summary
Story
Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee 1997 466 pages
4.28
16k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Art
How to Write a Damn Good Novel Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling
by James N. Frey 1987 192 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay
The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback โ€“ November 29, 2005
by Syd Field 1979 309 pages
3.99
8k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Story Genius Summary
Story Genius
How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel
by Lisa Cron 2016 288 pages
4.21
5k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 260 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story
22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
by John Truby 2007 445 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Intoโ€ฆ and Out Of
by Blake Snyder 2009 200 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Wired for Story Summary
Wired for Story
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
by Lisa Cron 2012 262 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Writing
Psychology
Crafts
Directing Actors Summary
Directing Actors
Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
by Judith Weston 1996 314 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Film
Writing
Theatre
Story Engineering Summary
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks 2011 278 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Save the Cat Summary
Save the Cat
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 195 pages
4.02
20k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Save the Cat! Writes for TV Summary
Save the Cat! Writes for TV
The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need
by Jamie Nash 2021 274 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Writing
Film
Research
Save the Cat Summary
Save the Cat
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 195 pages
4.02
20k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Reading Like a Writer Summary
Reading Like a Writer
A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
by Francine Prose 2006 302 pages
3.77
11k+ ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Reference
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller
A Step-by-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters
by James N. Frey 2010 306 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Writing
How To
Research
The Writers Journey Summary
The Writers Journey
Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
by Christopher Vogler 1992 325 pages
4.10
10k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Mythology
About Writing Summary
About Writing
Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews
by Samuel R. Delany 2006 432 pages
4.26
100+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Crafts
Plot & Structure Summary
Plot & Structure
Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
by James Scott Bell 2004 240 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Art of Character Summary
The Art of Character
Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV
by David Corbett 2013 383 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Art of Fiction Summary
The Art of Fiction
Notes on Craft for Young Writers
by John Gardner 1984 240 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Story Grid Summary
The Story Grid
What Good Editors Know
by Shawn Coyne 2015 346 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger 1987 242 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012 224 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Outlining Your Novel Summary
Outlining Your Novel
Map Your Way to Success
by K.M. Weiland 2011 186 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Bestseller Code Summary
The Bestseller Code
Anatomy of a Blockbuster Novel
by Jodie Archer 2016 242 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Research
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot Summary
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot
How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
by Jane K. Cleland 2016 240 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Writing the Breakout Novel Summary
Writing the Breakout Novel
Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
by Donald Maass 2001 272 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Summary
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
Proven Professional Techniques for Writing With Style and Power
by Gary Provost 1985 176 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain 1965 344 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
45 Master Characters Summary
45 Master Characters
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2001 298 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Mythology
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics
Harnessing the Underlying Forces of Storytelling
by Larry Brooks 2013 248 pages
3.91
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits
Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types
by Linda N. Edelstein 1999 332 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Stein on Writing Summary
Stein on Writing
by Sol Stein 1995 320 pages
4.28
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard 1989 111 pages
3.98
17k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
The Positive Trait Thesaurus Summary
The Positive Trait Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes
by Angela Ackerman 2013 241 pages
4.62
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings
And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
by Roy Peter Clark 2020 352 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write
An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life
by Julia Cameron 1998 237 pages
4.06
6k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Elements of Fiction Writing Summary
Elements of Fiction Writing
Characters & Viewpoint
by Orson Scott Card 1988 182 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Forest for the Trees Summary
The Forest for the Trees
by Betsy Lerner 2000 304 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters
The Education of a Craftsman
by Peter Korn 2013 176 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
Memoir
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 1986 336 pages
4.21
30k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing Summary
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing
Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work
by Writer's Digest Books 1992 528 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Apartment Therapy Summary
Apartment Therapy
The Eight-Step Home Cure
by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan 2006 288 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Design
Self Help
Reference
Structuring Your Novel Summary
Structuring Your Novel
Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
by K.M. Weiland 2013 295 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Ursula K. Le Guin Summary
Ursula K. Le Guin
Conversations on Writing
by Ursula K. Le Guin 2018 138 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Books About Books
Write Your Novel From the Middle Summary
Write Your Novel From the Middle
A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
by James Scott Bell 2014 93 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Way of the Fearless Writer Summary
The Way of the Fearless Writer
by Beth Kempton 2023 272 pages
4.41
100+ ratings
Writing
Spirituality
Crafts
Before and After the Book Deal Summary
Before and After the Book Deal
A Writerโ€™s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
by Courtney Maum 2020 365 pages
4.61
1k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Writing the Natural Way Summary
Writing the Natural Way
Turn the Task of Writing into the Joy of Writing
by Gabriele Lusser Rico 1983 288 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition
by Angela Ackerman 2012 308 pages
4.52
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
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