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The Sense of Style Summary
The Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
by Steven Pinker 2014 368 pages
4.04
8k+ ratings
Writing
Language
Linguistics
The Comedy Bible Summary
The Comedy Bible
From Stand-up to Sitcom — The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide
by Judy Carter 2001 368 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Comedy
Writing
Humor
Everybody Writes Summary
Everybody Writes
Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
by Ann Handley 2014 320 pages
3.97
6k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
Writer's Guide to Character Traits
by Linda N. Edelstein 2006 384 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
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
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life
Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career from America's Foremost Creativity Coach
by Eric Maisel 2007 400 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
That's Not English Summary
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
by Erin Moore 2015 240 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Humor
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark 2014 272 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
Nicely Said Summary
Nicely Said
Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
by Nicole Fenton 2014 192 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Writing
Design
Business
90 Days to Your Novel Summary
90 Days to Your Novel
A Day-by-Day Plan for Outlining & Writing Your Book
by Sarah Domet 2010 288 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Education
45 Master Characters Summary
45 Master Characters
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2011 290 pages
3.9
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Mythology
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition Summary
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition
What Worked for Them Can Help You Get Into the College of Your Choice
by Harvard Crimson 2014
3.93
100+ ratings
Read For School
Essays
School
About Writing Summary
About Writing
Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews
by Samuel R. Delany 2014 424 pages
4.27
100+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Literature
Crafting Novels & Short Stories Summary
Crafting Novels & Short Stories
The Complete Guide to Writing Great Fiction
by Writer's Digest Books 2012 368 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Super Structure Summary
Super Structure
The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story
by James Scott Bell 2015 118 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
How to Make Sense of Any Mess Summary
How to Make Sense of Any Mess
by Abby Covert 2014 174 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling
What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques
by Evan Skolnick 2014 208 pages
4.00
100+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Video Games
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 272 pages
4.2
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard 1989 111 pages
3.98
17k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary
Writing the Paranormal Novel
Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.
by Steven Harper 2011 272 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Paranormal
This Year You Write Your Novel Summary
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley 2008 91 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 2016 260 pages
4.21
30k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist Summary
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
by Orhan Pamuk 2011 209 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Turkish Literature
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain 1981 344 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Art of Intimacy Summary
The Art of Intimacy
The Space Between
by Stacey D'Erasmo 2013 144 pages
3.95
100+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Crafts
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn
How to Write — And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
by William Zinsser 1993 272 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Self Help
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work
A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
by Jeff Goins 2015 240 pages
3.9
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Louder than Words Summary
Louder than Words
Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
by Todd Henry 2015 224 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Business
Writing
Self Help
TED Talks Storytelling Summary
TED Talks Storytelling
23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks
by Akash Karia 2015 72 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Writing
On Writing Summary
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway 1999 160 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Writing
Classics
Literature
Save the Cat! Summary
Save the Cat!
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 215 pages
4.03
19k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising Summary
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising
by Claude C. Hopkins 1966 336 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Psychology
Word Painting Summary
Word Painting
A Guide to Writing More Descriptively
by Rebecca McClanahan 1999 250 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Poetry
Turning Pro Summary
Turning Pro
Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work
by Steven Pressfield 2012 146 pages
4.15
13k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Business
Words Like Loaded Pistols Summary
Words Like Loaded Pistols
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
by Sam Leith 2012
3.77
1k+ ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Language
Writing Without Bullshit Summary
Writing Without Bullshit
by Joshua Bernoff 2016 304 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
The Storyteller's Secret Summary
The Storyteller's Secret
How the World's Most Inspiring Leaders Turn Their Passion Into Performance
by Carmine Gallo 2016 288 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Communication
The Content Trap Summary
The Content Trap
A Strategist's Guide to Digital Change
by Bharat Anand 2016 464 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Business
Technology
Writing
Perfect English Grammar Summary
Perfect English Grammar
The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking
by Grant Barrett 2016 238 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
This book will teach you how to write better Summary
This book will teach you how to write better
by Neville Medhora 2013 54 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great
A Guide for Writing & Rewriting by Hollywood Script Consultant Linda Seger
by Linda Seger 2010 242 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk Summary
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk
And Other Truths About Being Creative
by Danielle Krysa 2016 136 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Why Smart People Hurt Summary
Why Smart People Hurt
A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative
by Eric Maisel 2013 230 pages
3.26
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
English Grammar For Dummies Summary
English Grammar For Dummies
by Geraldine Woods 2017 416 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing
Words That Heal
by James W. Pennebaker 2014 208 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Psychology
Writing
Self Help
Art and Fear Summary
Art and Fear
by David Bayles 2001 122 pages
3.78
93k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
Content Inc. Summary
Content Inc.
How Entrepreneurs Use Content to Build Massive Audiences and Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Joe Pulizzi 2015 352 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Writing
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
4.04
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time Summary
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time
by Mignon Fogarty 2012 144 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
HBR Guide to Better Business Writing Summary
HBR Guide to Better Business Writing
by Harvard Business School Press 2011 496 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
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