Writing Book Summaries

Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White 1990 256 pages
4.09
373 ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Writing
Bird by Bird Summary
Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott 1994 238 pages
4.24
107.5K ratings
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
So You Want to Start a Podcast Summary
So You Want to Start a Podcast
Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen
by Kristen Meinzer 2019 224 pages
4.01
1.1K ratings
Business
Self Help
How To
Becoming a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande 1934 192 pages
4.00
6.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Novelist as a Vocation Summary
Novelist as a Vocation
by Haruki Murakami 2015 224 pages
3.89
16.7K ratings
Writing
Japan
Memoir
Story Structure Architect Summary
Story Structure Architect
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2005 288 pages
3.83
885 ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Elements of Content Strategy Summary
The Elements of Content Strategy
by Erin Kissane 2011 88 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
The Tools of Argument Summary
The Tools of Argument
How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
by Joel P. Trachtman 2013 202 pages
3.99
877 ratings
Law
Self Help
Psychology
Content Strategy Toolkit, The Summary
Content Strategy Toolkit, The
Methods, Guidelines, and Templates for Getting Content Right
by Meghan Casey 2015 272 pages
4.14
205 ratings
Design
Business
Technology
The Storytelling Code Summary
The Storytelling Code
10 Simple Rules to Shape and Tell a Brilliant Story
by Dana Norris 2020 121 pages
4.02
146 ratings
Writing
Word Painting Summary
Word Painting
A Guide to Writing More Descriptively
by Rebecca McClanahan 2014 256 pages
4.14
807 ratings
Writing
Reference
Poetry
The Elements of Eloquence Summary
The Elements of Eloquence
How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
by Mark Forsyth 2013 205 pages
4.36
7.1K ratings
Writing
Language
Linguistics
Nicely Said Summary
Nicely Said
Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
by Nicole Fenton 2014 192 pages
4.12
547 ratings
Writing
Design
Business
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months! Summary
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months!
by John Locke 2011 147 pages
3.68
943 ratings
Writing
Business
Research
Speed Reading For Dummies Summary
Speed Reading For Dummies
by Richard Sutz 2009 288 pages
3.54
315 ratings
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Summary
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
by Nancy Kress 2005 232 pages
4.05
2.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Parisian Lives Summary
Parisian Lives
Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me
by Deirdre Bair 2019 368 pages
4.02
744 ratings
Biography
Memoir
France
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
179 ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
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 2017 256 pages
3.64
218 ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
Help! For Writers Summary
Help! For Writers
210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
by Roy Peter Clark 2011 304 pages
3.92
428 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Psychology for Screenwriters Summary
Psychology for Screenwriters
by William Indick 2004 304 pages
3.94
418 ratings
Writing
Film
Psychology
Writing Without Bullshit Summary
Writing Without Bullshit
by Joshua Bernoff 2016 304 pages
4.02
689 ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
How to Write a Song that Matters Summary
How to Write a Song that Matters
by Dar Williams 2022
4.21
147 ratings
Music
Writing
Writing the Memoir Summary
Writing the Memoir
by Judith Barrington 1996 224 pages
4.04
706 ratings
Writing
Memoir
Crafts
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done
How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
by Matt Bell 2022 156 pages
4.44
1.9K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Entrepreneur's Guide To Getting Your Shit Together Summary
The Entrepreneur's Guide To Getting Your Shit Together
by John Carlton 2013 382 pages
4.18
239 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
Inspirations Summary
Inspirations
Meditations from The Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron 2001 102 pages
4.06
136 ratings
Art
Spirituality
Writing
Writing Magic Summary
Writing Magic
Creating Stories that Fly
by Gail Carson Levine 2006 168 pages
4.16
3.3K ratings
Writing
Reference
Middle Grade
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit
Your Guide to Writing and Publishing Books, E-Books, Articles, Special Reports, Audio Programs, DVDs, and Other How-To Content
by Robert W. Bly 2010 252 pages
3.79
179 ratings
Writing
Business
Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary
Writing the Paranormal Novel
Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.
by Steven Harper 2011 274 pages
4.01
372 ratings
Writing
Reference
Paranormal
You Are A Writer Summary
You Are A Writer
by Jeff Goins 2012 77 pages
3.80
3.6K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Tunesmith Summary
Tunesmith
Inside the Art of Songwriting
by Jimmy Webb 1998 448 pages
4.03
539 ratings
Music
Writing
History
Words on the Move Summary
Words on the Move
Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
by John McWhorter 2016 257 pages
4.14
1.9K ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
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
3.83
444 ratings
Writing
Journaling
Reference
Draft No. 4 Summary
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
by John McPhee 2013 208 pages
4.09
4.1K ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Content Chemistry Summary
Content Chemistry
An Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing
by Andy Crestodina 2012 112 pages
4.10
118 ratings
Business
Writing
Design
A Technique for Producing Ideas Summary
A Technique for Producing Ideas
by James Webb Young 1940 64 pages
4.05
5.1K ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
Words that Sell Summary
Words that Sell
by Richard Bayan 1987 134 pages
4.03
825 ratings
Business
Writing
Reference
We Are the Change We Seek Summary
We Are the Change We Seek
The Speeches of Barack Obama
by Joy-Ann Reid 2017 368 pages
4.34
550 ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The Content Trap Summary
The Content Trap
A Strategist's Guide to Digital Change
by Bharat Anand 2016 413 pages
4.17
816 ratings
Business
Technology
Writing
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be Summary
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be
by Steven Pressfield 2022 150 pages
4.06
1.4K ratings
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing
Words That Heal
by James W. Pennebaker 2014 198 pages
3.87
294 ratings
Psychology
Writing
Self Help
If You Want to Write Summary
If You Want to Write
A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
by Brenda Ueland 2012 179 pages
4.12
8.6K ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Louder than Words Summary
Louder than Words
Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
by Todd Henry 2015 224 pages
4.11
451 ratings
Business
Writing
Self Help
This Year You Write Your Novel Summary
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley 2007 111 pages
3.80
2.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
How to Be an Artist Summary
How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz 2020 144 pages
3.94
3.6K ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Writing Is Designing Summary
Writing Is Designing
Words and the User Experience
by Michael J. Metts 2020 200 pages
4.32
482 ratings
Design
Writing
Business
Papa Hemingway Summary
Papa Hemingway
by A.E. Hotchner 1955 381 pages
4.20
2.7K ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro
Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived
by Beth Kempton 2022 272 pages
4.26
398 ratings
Japan
Self Help
Mental Health
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters
How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
by Scarlett Thomas 2012 480 pages
4.16
526 ratings
Writing
Reference
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