Crafts Book Summaries

Character Summary
Character
The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen
by Robert McKee 2021 336 pages
4.32
100+ ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Hooked Summary
Hooked
Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go
by Les Edgerton 2007 256 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Graphic Design Rules Summary
Graphic Design Rules
365 Essential Design Dos and Don'ts
by Sean Adams 2012 384 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Design
Art
Art Design
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson 2014 216 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Creating Character Arcs Summary
Creating Character Arcs
The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development
by K.M. Weiland 2016 215 pages
4.31
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Film
Mastering Plot Twists Summary
Mastering Plot Twists
How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers
by Jane K. Cleland 2018 240 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Writing for Emotional Impact Summary
Writing for Emotional Impact
Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End
by Karl Iglesias 2005 238 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Story or Die Summary
Story or Die
How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life
by Lisa Cron 2021 261 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Psychology
Write. Publish. Repeat. Summary
Write. Publish. Repeat.
by Sean Platt 2013 479 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Craft, Inc. Summary
Craft, Inc.
Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business
by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2007 160 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Business
Crafts
How To
Storycraft Summary
Storycraft
The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction
by Jack R. Hart 2011 266 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Writing
Journalism
Reference
Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict Summary
Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict
Techniques for Crafting an Expressive and Compelling Novel
by Cheryl St. John 2013 256 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The First Five Pages Summary
The First Five Pages
A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
by Noah Lukeman 2000 208 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Plot Perfect Summary
Plot Perfect
How to Build Unforgettable Stories Scene by Scene
by Paula Munier 2014 288 pages
4.25
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Just Write Summary
Just Write
Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life
by James Scott Bell 2016 303 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
How To
The Secrets of Character Summary
The Secrets of Character
Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love
by Matt Bird 2022 296 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences Summary
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences
A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences
by June Casagrande 2010 226 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Steering the Craft Summary
Steering the Craft
Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1998 173 pages
4.23
5k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Gentle Writing Advice Summary
Gentle Writing Advice
How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself
by Chuck Wendig 2023 256 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Crafts
Writing Deep Scenes Summary
Writing Deep Scenes
Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, and Theme
by Martha Alderson 2015 256 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Research
Make a Scene Summary
Make a Scene
Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time
by Jordan E. Rosenfeld 2007 276 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook Summary
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook
Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed
by Donald Maass 2004 240 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Writing 21st Century Fiction Summary
Writing 21st Century Fiction
High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling
by Donald Maass 2012 224 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Damn Fine Story Summary
Damn Fine Story
Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
by Chuck Wendig 2017 240 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Making Shapely Fiction Summary
Making Shapely Fiction
by Jerome Stern 1991 270 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Revision & Self-Editing Summary
Revision & Self-Editing
Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel
by James Scott Bell 2008 266 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Million Dollar Outlines Summary
Million Dollar Outlines
by David Farland 2013 234 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Business
Immediate Fiction Summary
Immediate Fiction
A Complete Writing Course
by Jerry Cleaver 2002 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Fire in Fiction Summary
The Fire in Fiction
Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great
by Donald Maass 2009 272 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Plot Whisperer Summary
The Plot Whisperer
Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master
by Martha Alderson 2011 256 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings Summary
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings
How to Craft Story Openings That Sell
by Paula Munier 2016 256 pages
4.32
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
The Art of Subtext Summary
The Art of Subtext
Beyond Plot
by Charles Baxter 2007 182 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Essays
The Breakout Novelist Summary
The Breakout Novelist
How to Craft Novels That Stand Out and Sell
by Donald Maass 2010 352 pages
4.33
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Description Summary
Description
by Monica Wood 1995 171 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish Summary
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish
A Guidebook for the Journey
by Joseph Bates 2015 272 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Beginnings, Middles & Ends Summary
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
by Nancy Kress 1992 149 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Writer's Idea Book Summary
The Writer's Idea Book
by Jack Heffron 2000 262 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Art
How To Write a Page Turner Summary
How To Write a Page Turner
Craft a Story Your Readers Can't Put Down
by Jordan Rosenfeld 2019 240 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Santa Muerte Summary
Santa Muerte
The History, Rituals, and Magic of Our Lady of the Holy Death
by Tracey Rollin 2017 256 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Witchcraft
Spirituality
Occult
Creating Characters Summary
Creating Characters
How to Build Story People
by Dwight V. Swain 1990 208 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes Summary
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
by Jack M. Bickham 1992 117 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Spellbinding Sentences Summary
Spellbinding Sentences
A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers
by Barbara Baig 2015 304 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Plot Summary
Plot
by Ansen Dibell 1988 170 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
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