Writing Book Summaries

Plot Perfect Summary
Plot Perfect
How to Build Unforgettable Stories Scene by Scene
by Paula Munier 2014 288 pages
4.25
453 ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
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
879 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
1.6K ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Just Write Summary
Just Write
Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life
by James Scott Bell 2016 303 pages
4.29
526 ratings
Writing
Crafts
How To
Gentle Writing Advice Summary
Gentle Writing Advice
How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself
by Chuck Wendig 2023 256 pages
4.30
545 ratings
Writing
Self Help
Crafts
Damn Fine Story Summary
Damn Fine Story
Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
by Chuck Wendig 2017 240 pages
4.37
1.3K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Secrets of Character Summary
The Secrets of Character
Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love
by Matt Bird 2022 296 pages
4.09
243 ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Wit's End Summary
Wit's End
What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It
by James Geary 2018 128 pages
3.35
468 ratings
Humor
Psychology
Writing
Writing Deep Scenes Summary
Writing Deep Scenes
Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, and Theme
by Martha Alderson 2015 256 pages
4.08
315 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Research
Million Dollar Outlines Summary
Million Dollar Outlines
by David Farland 2013 234 pages
4.16
832 ratings
Writing
Reference
Business
The Hero's Journey Summary
The Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work
by Joseph Campbell 1990 288 pages
4.30
2.6K ratings
Mythology
Writing
Philosophy
The Secret Life of Words Summary
The Secret Life of Words
English Words and Their Origins
by Anne Curzan 2012 36 pages
4.37
498 ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
Writing 21st Century Fiction Summary
Writing 21st Century Fiction
High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling
by Donald Maass 2012 224 pages
4.35
869 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Making Shapely Fiction Summary
Making Shapely Fiction
by Jerome Stern 1991 270 pages
3.97
1.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Public Speaking For Authors, Creatives And Other Introverts Summary
Public Speaking For Authors, Creatives And Other Introverts
by Joanna Penn 2014 192 pages
4.18
177 ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
Dialogue Summary
Dialogue
The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
by Robert McKee 2016 312 pages
4.32
1.7K ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Transformational Speaking Summary
Transformational Speaking
If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story
by Gail Larsen 2009 208 pages
4.01
156 ratings
Communication
Self Help
Business
Anatomy of Genres Summary
Anatomy of Genres
by John Truby 2022 720 pages
4.20
484 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Film
The Breakout Novelist Summary
The Breakout Novelist
How to Craft Novels That Stand Out and Sell
by Donald Maass 2010 352 pages
4.33
399 ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Forensics Summary
Forensics
A Guide for Writers
by D.P. Lyle 2008 448 pages
4.34
373 ratings
Writing
Science
True Crime
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
180 ratings
Writing
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
1.8K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
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
1.1K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
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
188 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
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
185 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Plot Whisperer Summary
The Plot Whisperer
Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master
by Martha Alderson 2011 256 pages
4.03
1.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Spellbinding Sentences Summary
Spellbinding Sentences
A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers
by Barbara Baig 2015 304 pages
4.31
226 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
1.7K ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
How to Write a Sentence Summary
How to Write a Sentence
And How to Read One
by Stanley Fish 2011 165 pages
3.48
3.3K ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Writer's Idea Book Summary
The Writer's Idea Book
by Jack Heffron 2000 262 pages
3.87
1.1K ratings
Writing
Reference
Art
The Art of Subtext Summary
The Art of Subtext
Beyond Plot
by Charles Baxter 2007 182 pages
4.03
1.3K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Essays
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes Summary
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
by Jack M. Bickham 1992 117 pages
3.78
1.0K ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Description Summary
Description
by Monica Wood 1995 171 pages
4.06
601 ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Like, Literally, Dude Summary
Like, Literally, Dude
Arguing for the Good in Bad English
by Valerie Fridland 2023 336 pages
3.84
832 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Writing
ADVANTAGE Summary
ADVANTAGE
Harnessing Cumulative Advantage in the Winner Takes All Publishing Market
by Joe Solari 2020 236 pages
4.61
51 ratings
Writing
Creating Characters Summary
Creating Characters
How to Build Story People
by Dwight V. Swain 1990 208 pages
3.93
238 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Immediate Fiction Summary
Immediate Fiction
A Complete Writing Course
by Jerry Cleaver 2002 304 pages
4.14
754 ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Dynamic Characters Summary
Dynamic Characters
How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated
by Nancy Kress 1998 272 pages
4.09
558 ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Beginnings, Middles & Ends Summary
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
by Nancy Kress 1992 149 pages
3.99
2.5K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Book in a Month Summary
Book in a Month
The Fool-Proof System for Writing a Novel in 30 Days
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2008 288 pages
3.82
544 ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Plot Summary
Plot
by Ansen Dibell 1988 170 pages
3.89
879 ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
How to Write a Novel Summary
How to Write a Novel
47 Rules for Writing a Stupendously Awesome Novel That You Will Love Forever
by Nathan Bransford 2013 150 pages
4.17
439 ratings
Writing
Reference
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts
by Ryan Andrew Kinder 2014 111 pages
3.72
412 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing Summary
The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing
by Evan Marshall 1998 240 pages
3.75
476 ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus Summary
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus
An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories
by Fred White 2014 320 pages
3.88
114 ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Reading the Silver Screen Summary
Reading the Silver Screen
A Film Lover's Guide to Decoding the Art Form That Moves
by Thomas C. Foster 2014 403 pages
3.36
313 ratings
Film
Art
Reference
Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch Summary
Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch
Let Verbs Power Your Writing
by Constance Hale 2012 400 pages
3.97
262 ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
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