Writing Book Summaries

Wake Up and Live! Summary
Wake Up and Live!
by Dorothea Brande 1936 192 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case
The Art of Persuading Judges
by Bryan A. Garner 2007 269 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Law
Writing
Reference
The Freelancer's Bible Summary
The Freelancer's Bible
Everything You Need to Know to Have the Career of Your Dreamsโ€•On Your Terms
by Sara Horowitz 2012 496 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Business
Reference
Writing
The Hero Within Summary
The Hero Within
Six Archetypes We Live By
by Carol S. Pearson 1986 338 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mythology
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009 272 pages
4.42
100+ ratings
Writing
Research
Science
Writing to Be Understood Summary
Writing to Be Understood
What Works and Why
by Anne H. Janzer 2018 228 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics
Harnessing the Underlying Forces of Storytelling
by Larry Brooks 2013 248 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays Summary
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays
What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the College of Your Choice
by Harvard Crimson 2005 192 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Essays
Strategic Storytelling Summary
Strategic Storytelling
How to Create Persuasive Business Presentations
by Dave McKinsey 2014 278 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Business
Communication
Personal Development
Email Persuasion Summary
Email Persuasion
Captivate and Engage Your Audience, Build Authority and Generate More Sales With Email Marketing
by Ian Brodie 2013 162 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Business
Communication
Writing
Poetics Summary
Poetics
by Aristotle 144 pages
3.83
28k+ ratings
Philosophy
Poetry
Writing
The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle 292 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Cinematic Storytelling Summary
Cinematic Storytelling
The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
by Jennifer Van Sijll 2005 257 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Film
Art
Writing
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings
And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
by Roy Peter Clark 2020 352 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
How to Tell a Story Summary
How to Tell a Story
The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
by Meg Bowles 2022 336 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Business
A System for Writing Summary
A System for Writing
How an Unconventional Approach to Note-Making Can Help You Capture Ideas, Think Wildly, and Write Constantly - A Zettelkasten Primer
by Bob Doto 2024 206 pages
4.22
100+ ratings
Writing
Productivity
Self Help
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
How Not to Write a Novel Summary
How Not to Write a Novel
200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Themโ€”A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
by Howard Mittelmark 2008 255 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Writing
Humor
Reference
Improving Your Storytelling Summary
Improving Your Storytelling
Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work and Play
by Doug Lipman 1999 224 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Writing
Adult
Self Help
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
The Hero With a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell 1949 416 pages
4.13
43k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Psychology
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
by Robert Lane Greene 2011 312 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Politics
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard 1989 111 pages
3.98
17k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing Summary
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing
Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work
by The Writer's Digest 1992 528 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short
Word Craft for Fast Times
by Roy Peter Clark 2013 272 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Communication
Newsletter Ninja Summary
Newsletter Ninja
How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert
by Tammi Labrecque 2018 148 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Research
The Artist's Journey Summary
The Artist's Journey
The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
by Steven Pressfield 2018 194 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
The Forest for the Trees Summary
The Forest for the Trees
by Betsy Lerner 2000 304 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
On Writing Summary
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway 1984 160 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Writing
Classics
Literature
Creativity Rules Summary
Creativity Rules
Get Ideas Out of Your Head and into the World
by Tina Seelig 2017 256 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Characters & Viewpoint Summary
Characters & Viewpoint
by Orson Scott Card 1988 182 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Real Artists Don't Starve Summary
Real Artists Don't Starve
Timeless Strategies for
by Jeff Goins 2017 240 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Business
Art
Writing
3 Months to No.1 Summary
3 Months to No.1
The 2025 "No-Nonsense" SEO Playbook for Getting Your Website Found on Google
by Will Coombe 2017 249 pages
4.50
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters
Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers
by Karl Iglesias 2001 256 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs Summary
Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs
by Marcia Riefer Johnston 2013 270 pages
4.13
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write
An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life
by Julia Cameron 1998 237 pages
4.07
6k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 1986 336 pages
4.21
31k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Artist's Way Workbook Summary
The Artist's Way Workbook
by Julia Cameron 2006 178 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook Summary
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook
Simple Rules and Quizzes to Master Today's English
by Lisa McLendon 2017 270 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Summary
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013 195 pages
3.96
9k+ ratings
Business
Social Media
Entrepreneurship
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide Summary
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide
Create, Launch, and Grow a Podcast on Any Budget
by Glen Weldon 2021 298 pages
4.26
100+ ratings
Business
Writing
How To
Structuring Your Novel Summary
Structuring Your Novel
Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
by K.M. Weiland 2013 295 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Creativity Summary
Creativity
A Short and Cheerful Guide
by John Cleese 2020 112 pages
3.88
8k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Humor
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
by Lisa Congdon 2019 128 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
Pricing Strategies Summary
Pricing Strategies
Maximize your bottom line for long-term financial health
by Craig Martelle 2019 140 pages
4.40
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
The Perfect Story Summary
The Perfect Story
How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire
by Karen Eber 2023 288 pages
3.84
100+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Business
Imagine Summary
Imagine
How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.96
51k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith 2017 288 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Leadership
Words That Work Summary
Words That Work
It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
by Frank Luntz 2006 350 pages
3.63
2k+ ratings
Communication
Business
Writing
Content Design Summary
Content Design
by Sarah Richards 2017 224 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Design
Writing
Business
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