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Word Hero Summary
Word Hero
A Fiendishly Clever Guide to Crafting the Lines that Get Laughs, Go Viral, and Live Forever
by Jay Heinrichs 2011 354 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers
Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
by James Scott Bell 2009 272 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Mystery Summary
Mystery
A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution
by Jonah Lehrer 2021 240 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Psychology
Writing
Mystery
The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction
A Guide for Writers and Readers
by Ayn Rand 2001 212 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Reference
The Storytelling Code Summary
The Storytelling Code
10 Simple Rules to Shape and Tell a Brilliant Story
by Dana Norris 2020 124 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Writing
Show Your Work! Summary
Show Your Work!
10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
by Austin Kleon 2014 116 pages
4.12
52k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Business
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 2018 728 pages
3.8
100+ ratings
Writing
How To
Mystery
Confessions of an Advertising Man Summary
Confessions of an Advertising Man
by David Ogilvy 2012 192 pages
4
5k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Writing
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 224 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
Business
Social Media
Entrepreneurship
Economical Writing Summary
Economical Writing
Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 2019 176 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Writing
Economics
Self Help
The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style
Classic Edition (2018): With Editor's Notes, New Chapters & Study Guide
by William Strunk Jr. 2018 123 pages
4.18
84k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard
How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
by Category Pirates 2022
4.37
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
The Boron Letters Summary
The Boron Letters
by Gary Halbert
4.19
2k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Psychology
Ogilvy on Advertising Summary
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David Ogilvy 1985 224 pages
4.15
11k+ ratings
Business
Design
Writing
Mind Mapping Summary
Mind Mapping
Improve Memory, Concentration, Communication, Organization, Creativity, and Time Management
by Kam Knight 2012 148 pages
3.66
100+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
Writing the Natural Way Summary
Writing the Natural Way
Turn the Task of Writing into the Joy of Writing
by Gabriele Lusser Rico 2000 288 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Writing Fiction for Dummies Summary
Writing Fiction for Dummies
by Randy Ingermanson 2009 384 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Story Engine Summary
The Story Engine
An entrepreneur's guide to content strategy and brand storytelling without spending all day writing
by Kyle Gray
3.64
100+ ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
Into the Woods Summary
Into the Woods
A Five Act Journey Into Story
by John Yorke 2013 256 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Stories That Stick Summary
Stories That Stick
How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business
by Kindra Hall 2019 240 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Writing
Resonate Summary
Resonate
Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
by Nancy Duarte 2010 272 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Business
Design
Communication
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel Summary
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel
by John Carlton
4.41
100+ ratings
Business
Writing
Entrepreneurship
How to Write a Good Advertisement Summary
How to Write a Good Advertisement
A Short Course in Copywriting
by Victor O. Schwab 1982 236 pages
4.22
100+ ratings
Business
Writing
Self Help
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook Summary
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters
by Joseph Sugarman 2006 368 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Buisness
Copywriting Summary
Copywriting
Successful Writing for Design, Advertising, and Marketing
by Mark Shaw 2009 216 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Design
Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary
Unleash the Power of Storytelling
Win Hearts, Change Minds, Get Results
by Rob Biesenbach
3.74
500+ ratings
Communication
Business
Writing
Strategic Writing for UX Summary
Strategic Writing for UX
Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word
by Torrey Podmajersky 2019 192 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Design
Writing
Business
Design Is Storytelling Summary
Design Is Storytelling
by Ellen Lupton 2017 160 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Design
Art
Business
Keep Going Summary
Keep Going
10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
by Austin Kleon 2019 224 pages
4.27
15k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Scientific Advertising Summary
Scientific Advertising
by Claude C. Hopkins 2007 104 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Psychology
Excellence in Business Communication Summary
Excellence in Business Communication
by John V. Thill 2016 672 pages
3.78
100+ ratings
Business
Communication
Textbooks
Antinet Zettelkasten Summary
Antinet Zettelkasten
A Knowledge System That Will Turn You Into a Prolific Reader, Researcher and Writer
by Scott P. Scheper 2022 739 pages
3.75
100+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Productivity
The Freelance Content Marketing Writer Summary
The Freelance Content Marketing Writer
Find your perfect clients, Make tons of money and Build a business you love
by Jennifer Goforth Gregory
4.54
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
American
The Heart To Start Summary
The Heart To Start
Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating
by David Kadavy
4.17
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
Fearless Creating Summary
Fearless Creating
A Step-by-Step Guide To Starting and Completing Your Work of Art
by Eric Maisel 1995 304 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Art
Writing
Reference
Becoming a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande 1981 186 pages
4.00
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Blogging For Dummies Summary
Blogging For Dummies
by Susannah Gardner 2008 384 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Writing
Business
Reference
Free Play Summary
Free Play
Improvisation in Life and Art
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1991 224 pages
4.19
2k+ ratings
Art
Music
Psychology
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
3.59
100+ ratings
Writing
Adult
Self Help
3 Months to No.1 Summary
3 Months to No.1
The 2024 "No-Nonsense" SEO Playbook for Getting Your Website Found on Google
by Will Coombe
4.52
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Master Evernote Summary
Master Evernote
The Unofficial Guide to Organizing Your Life with Evernote
by S.J. Scott
3.65
500+ ratings
Productivity
Business
Self Help
365 Journal Writing Ideas Summary
365 Journal Writing Ideas
A year of daily journal writing prompts, questions & actions to fill your journal with memories, self-reflection, creativity & direction
by Rossi Fox 2013 250 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Writing
Journaling
Reference
Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This Summary
Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This
A Guide to Creating Great Ads
by Luke Sullivan 2003 304 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Design
How to Write Copy That Sells Summary
How to Write Copy That Sells
The Step-By-Step System For More Sales, to More Customers, More Often
by Ray Edwards 2016 186 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Business
Writing
Buisness
The Content Code Summary
The Content Code
Six essential strategies to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business
by Mark W. Schaefer
3.83
100+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Writing
Newsletter Ninja 2 Summary
Newsletter Ninja 2
If You Give a Reader a Cookie: Supercharge Your Author Mailing List With the Perfect Reader Magnet
by Tammi Labrecque
4.52
100+ ratings
Writing
Business
Reference
Impossible to Ignore Summary
Impossible to Ignore
Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions
by Carmen Simon 2016 288 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Communication
Content Strategy for the Web Summary
Content Strategy for the Web
by Kristina Halvorson 2009 181 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Design
Business
Writing
Content Strategy for Mobile Summary
Content Strategy for Mobile
by Karen Mcgrane 2012
4.01
100+ ratings
Design
Website Design
Web
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate With Power and Impact
by Annette Simmons 2007 240 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
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