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✍️ Genre Writing Guides

Practical craft advice for writers working in specific genres, offering tools and techniques for mastering the conventions readers expect.
Writing the Paranormal Novel
by Steven Harper • 2011
Vampires need rules, werewolves need feelings. A paranormal craft guide from magic to manuscript.
4.01
376
🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding✨ Magic Systems✏️ Craft Exercises📬 Publishing Advice🔄 Revision Techniques
Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary
Writing the Paranormal Novel 91%
Vampires need rules, werewolves need feelings. A paranormal craft guide from magic to manuscript.
by Steven Harper 2011
4.01
376 ratings
🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding✨ Magic Systems✏️ Craft Exercises📬 Publishing Advice🔄 Revision Techniques
Creating Characters
by Dwight V. Swain • 1990
Characters are built, not found. The nuts-and-bolts system for creating people readers believe in.
3.92
240
🖋️ Fiction Craft🎭 Character Development🧠 Writing Psychology📚 Classic Writing Guides⚙️ Story Mechanics
Creating Characters Summary
Creating Characters 91%
Characters are built, not found. The nuts-and-bolts system for creating people readers believe in.
by Dwight V. Swain 1990
3.92
240 ratings
🖋️ Fiction Craft🎭 Character Development🧠 Writing Psychology📚 Classic Writing Guides⚙️ Story Mechanics
A Writer's Notebook
by Ralph Fletcher • 1996
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
4.06
1k+
📝 Writing Craft📅 Daily Writing Habits💡 Idea Generation🗣️ Authentic Voice🏫 Writing Workshop
A Writer's Notebook Summary
A Writer's Notebook 91%
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
by Ralph Fletcher 1996
4.06
1k+ ratings
📝 Writing Craft📅 Daily Writing Habits💡 Idea Generation🗣️ Authentic Voice🏫 Writing Workshop
Writing Alone, Writing Together
by Judy Reeves • 2002
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
4.01
78
👥 Writing Community✍️ Writing Workshops🖋️ Freewriting👓 Peer Critique🎨 Creativity Exercises
Writing Alone, Writing Together Summary
Writing Alone, Writing Together 91%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
👥 Writing Community✍️ Writing Workshops🖋️ Freewriting👓 Peer Critique🎨 Creativity Exercises
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing
by Laurie E. Rozakis • 1997
One writing process for fiction, poetry, and screenplays, plus the business half most primers skip.
3.59
159
🖋️ Writing Process📬 Publishing Advice🧱 Writer's Block🧩 Plot Structure🎭 Poetry Techniques
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing Summary
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing 91%
One writing process for fiction, poetry, and screenplays, plus the business half most primers skip.
by Laurie E. Rozakis 1997
3.59
159 ratings
🖋️ Writing Process📬 Publishing Advice🧱 Writer's Block🧩 Plot Structure🎭 Poetry Techniques
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts
by Ryan Andrew Kinder • 2014
A thousand prompts, from six-word tales to random-object chaos, each a cure for the blank page.
3.72
415
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing🧱 Writer's Block🎨 Creative Practice
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts 91%
A thousand prompts, from six-word tales to random-object chaos, each a cure for the blank page.
by Ryan Andrew Kinder 2014
3.72
415 ratings
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing🧱 Writer's Block🎨 Creative Practice
90 Days to Your Novel
by Sarah Domet • 2010
A novel in 90 days: the daily plan that trades inspiration for routine and complete draft.
3.77
391
📖 Novel Writing📝 First Drafts⏰ Daily Writing Habit🗺️ Outlining Methods🧱 Scene Construction
90 Days to Your Novel Summary
90 Days to Your Novel 91%
A novel in 90 days: the daily plan that trades inspiration for routine and complete draft.
by Sarah Domet 2010
3.77
391 ratings
📖 Novel Writing📝 First Drafts⏰ Daily Writing Habit🗺️ Outlining Methods🧱 Scene Construction
Crafty Screenwriting
by Alex Epstein • 2002
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
3.85
120
🎬 Screenwriting Guide🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs🗣️ Dialogue Writing🎞️ Genre Conventions
Crafty Screenwriting Summary
Crafty Screenwriting 91%
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
by Alex Epstein 2002
3.85
120 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting Guide🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs🗣️ Dialogue Writing🎞️ Genre Conventions
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus
by Fred White • 2014
Two thousand story situations, organized and ready: your imagination just needs a starting point.
3.84
116
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Story Prompts💡 Idea Generation🚧 Writer's Block🧩 Plot Development
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus Summary
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus 91%
Two thousand story situations, organized and ready: your imagination just needs a starting point.
by Fred White 2014
3.84
116 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Story Prompts💡 Idea Generation🚧 Writer's Block🧩 Plot Development
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith • 2017
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
3.73
195
✍️ Writing Craft📖 Style Guides✂️ Editing And Revision🏗️ Sentence Structure🎯 Audience Awareness
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 91%
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
by Sam Leith 2017
3.73
195 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📖 Style Guides✂️ Editing And Revision🏗️ Sentence Structure🎯 Audience Awareness
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
📝 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎯 Pitching And Loglines✂️ Rewriting And Editing🧱 Creative Obstacles
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 91%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
📝 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎯 Pitching And Loglines✂️ Rewriting And Editing🧱 Creative Obstacles
Help! for Writers
by Roy Peter Clark • 2011
210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.
3.92
443
🖊️ Writing Craft📰 Journalism And Reporting💡 Idea Generation🧱 Writer's Block✂️ Revision Strategies
Help! for Writers Summary
Help! for Writers 91%
210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.
by Roy Peter Clark 2011
3.92
443 ratings
🖊️ Writing Craft📰 Journalism And Reporting💡 Idea Generation🧱 Writer's Block✂️ Revision Strategies
The Art of War for Writers
by James Scott Bell • 2009
Finish your novel, then sell it: tactical fiction-writing maneuvers from a veteran mentor.
4.20
2k+
✍️ Fiction Craft🧑 Character Development💬 Dialogue Craft🏗️ Story Structure🔁 Revision Process
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers 91%
Finish your novel, then sell it: tactical fiction-writing maneuvers from a veteran mentor.
by James Scott Bell 2009
4.20
2k+ ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft🧑 Character Development💬 Dialogue Craft🏗️ Story Structure🔁 Revision Process
Nicely Said
by Nicole Fenton • 2014
Your website has a voice. The rules for making it helpful, clear, and worth reading.
4.11
554
🖥️ Web Writing📋 Content Strategy🖱️ Ux Writing🗣️ Brand Voice📖 Plain Language
Nicely Said Summary
Nicely Said 91%
Your website has a voice. The rules for making it helpful, clear, and worth reading.
by Nicole Fenton 2014
4.11
554 ratings
🖥️ Web Writing📋 Content Strategy🖱️ Ux Writing🗣️ Brand Voice📖 Plain Language
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
by Gary Provost • 1985
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
4.03
2k+
✍️ Writing Craft🪶 Plain Style✂️ Concision🎵 Sentence Rhythm📖 Storytelling Techniques
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Summary
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing 91%
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
by Gary Provost 1985
4.03
2k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft🪶 Plain Style✂️ Concision🎵 Sentence Rhythm📖 Storytelling Techniques
The Writer's Idea Book
by Jack Heffron • 2000
Never run out of material: habits and prompts to keep you writing through every block.
3.88
1k+
✍️ Writing Craft💡 Writing Prompts🧱 Writer's Block🌱 Idea Generation🧠 Inner Critic
The Writer's Idea Book Summary
The Writer's Idea Book 91%
Never run out of material: habits and prompts to keep you writing through every block.
by Jack Heffron 2000
3.88
1k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft💡 Writing Prompts🧱 Writer's Block🌱 Idea Generation🧠 Inner Critic
Writing Fiction for Dummies
by Randy Ingermanson • 2009
Your story idea is not a novel. The craft steps for structuring it into a page-turner.
4.10
2k+
🖋️ Novel Writing📚 Fiction Craft📈 Plot Structure🎭 Character Development🌍 Worldbuilding
Writing Fiction for Dummies Summary
Writing Fiction for Dummies 91%
Your story idea is not a novel. The craft steps for structuring it into a page-turner.
by Randy Ingermanson 2009
4.10
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Novel Writing📚 Fiction Craft📈 Plot Structure🎭 Character Development🌍 Worldbuilding
Immediate Fiction
by Jerry Cleaver • 2002
A no-jargon writing method that centers on conflict and emotion, and how to finish the stuck draft.
4.14
755
✍️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure⚔️ Narrative Conflict💔 Emotional Storytelling🎬 Scene Writing
Immediate Fiction Summary
Immediate Fiction 91%
A no-jargon writing method that centers on conflict and emotion, and how to finish the stuck draft.
by Jerry Cleaver 2002
4.14
755 ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure⚔️ Narrative Conflict💔 Emotional Storytelling🎬 Scene Writing
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing
by Evan Marshall • 1998
Turn one crisis into a full novel: three acts, three shocks, a synopsis that sells.
3.76
482
🖋️ Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure📋 Plotting Methods📚 Genre Fiction👁️ Point Of View
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing Summary
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing 91%
Turn one crisis into a full novel: three acts, three shocks, a synopsis that sells.
by Evan Marshall 1998
3.76
482 ratings
🖋️ Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure📋 Plotting Methods📚 Genre Fiction👁️ Point Of View
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks • 2011
Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.
4.10
3k+
🏗️ Story Structure✍️ Novel Writing🎬 Screenwriting Craft🧑 Character Development📈 Plot Design
Story Engineering Summary
Story Engineering 91%
Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.
by Larry Brooks 2011
4.10
3k+ ratings
🏗️ Story Structure✍️ Novel Writing🎬 Screenwriting Craft🧑 Character Development📈 Plot Design
The First Five Pages
by Noah Lukeman • 2000
99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.
3.98
4k+
✍️ Fiction Craft🔄 Manuscript Revision🔍 Diagnostic Editing👁️ Gatekeeper Perspective💬 Dialogue Craft
The First Five Pages Summary
The First Five Pages 91%
99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.
by Noah Lukeman 2000
3.98
4k+ ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft🔄 Manuscript Revision🔍 Diagnostic Editing👁️ Gatekeeper Perspective💬 Dialogue Craft
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain • 1965
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
4.33
2k+
🎬 Scene Structure⚡ Dramatic Tension👥 Character Development💓 Emotional Resonance🧱 Story Structure
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer 91%
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
by Dwight V. Swain 1965
4.33
2k+ ratings
🎬 Scene Structure⚡ Dramatic Tension👥 Character Development💓 Emotional Resonance🧱 Story Structure
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
3.77
1k+
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques👁️ Reading As A Writer📰 Journalism Craft
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 91%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques👁️ Reading As A Writer📰 Journalism Craft
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences
by June Casagrande • 2010
Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.
4.15
2k+
📝 Writing Craft✍️ Sentence Craft🖋️ Prose Style📖 Grammar For Writers✂️ Editing Tips
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 91%
Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.
by June Casagrande 2010
4.15
2k+ ratings
📝 Writing Craft✍️ Sentence Craft🖋️ Prose Style📖 Grammar For Writers✂️ Editing Tips
On Writing Well
by William Zinsser • 1976
Your personality is the only writing tool: how to strip away everything that buries it.
4.23
31k+
✍️ Nonfiction Writing🛠️ Writing Craft✂️ Rewriting And Editing🎤 Writing Voice📖 Narrative Nonfiction
On Writing Well Summary
On Writing Well 91%
Your personality is the only writing tool: how to strip away everything that buries it.
by William Zinsser 1976
4.23
31k+ ratings
✍️ Nonfiction Writing🛠️ Writing Craft✂️ Rewriting And Editing🎤 Writing Voice📖 Narrative Nonfiction
Refuse to Be Done
by Matt Bell • 2022
Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.
4.43
2k+
📖 Novel Writing🔄 Rewriting✍️ Drafting Techniques⏰ Writing Habits🧱 Story Structure
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done 91%
Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.
by Matt Bell 2022
4.43
2k+ ratings
📖 Novel Writing🔄 Rewriting✍️ Drafting Techniques⏰ Writing Habits🧱 Story Structure
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers
by Levon Sparks Salone • 2014
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing🧘 Writing Practice🌱 Aspiring Writers
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers Summary
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers 91%
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
by Levon Sparks Salone 2014
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing🧘 Writing Practice🌱 Aspiring Writers
The Creative Writing Coursebook
by Julia Bell • 2001
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
3.95
363
✍️ Creative Writing📝 Writing Exercises🏫 Workshop Method👤 Character Development📐 Story Structure
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook 91%
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
by Julia Bell 2001
3.95
363 ratings
✍️ Creative Writing📝 Writing Exercises🏫 Workshop Method👤 Character Development📐 Story Structure
How to Write a Novel
by Nathan Bransford • 2013
Forty-seven rules for finishing a novel, from character motivations to the editing that saves it.
4.18
441
📖 Novel Craft✍️ Writing Process📈 Plot Structure🧑 Character Development💬 Dialogue Writing
How to Write a Novel Summary
How to Write a Novel 91%
Forty-seven rules for finishing a novel, from character motivations to the editing that saves it.
by Nathan Bransford 2013
4.18
441 ratings
📖 Novel Craft✍️ Writing Process📈 Plot Structure🧑 Character Development💬 Dialogue Writing
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit
by Robert W. Bly • 2010
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
3.80
185
🛒 Info Products✍️ How-To Writing🔄 Content Repurposing📧 List Building🎯 Niche Marketing
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit 91%
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
by Robert W. Bly 2010
3.80
185 ratings
🛒 Info Products✍️ How-To Writing🔄 Content Repurposing📧 List Building🎯 Niche Marketing
Write a Must-Read
by A.J. Harper • 2022
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
4.51
128
✍️ Nonfiction Writing Guides🎯 Reader-Centered Writing🦋 Transformational Nonfiction💼 Author Entrepreneurship🧠 Author Mindset
Write a Must-Read Summary
Write a Must-Read 91%
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
by A.J. Harper 2022
4.51
128 ratings
✍️ Nonfiction Writing Guides🎯 Reader-Centered Writing🦋 Transformational Nonfiction💼 Author Entrepreneurship🧠 Author Mindset
The Writer's Portable Mentor
by Priscilla Long • 2010
A portable system for making writing a daily practice, mastering sentences, and getting published.
4.48
361
🖊️ Writing Practice📝 Language And Style✍️ Sentence Craft👁️ Observation And Detail🔄 Revision Process
The Writer's Portable Mentor Summary
The Writer's Portable Mentor 91%
A portable system for making writing a daily practice, mastering sentences, and getting published.
by Priscilla Long 2010
4.48
361 ratings
🖊️ Writing Practice📝 Language And Style✍️ Sentence Craft👁️ Observation And Detail🔄 Revision Process
Plot & Structure
by James Scott Bell • 2004
Four pillars of plot that hold readers from opening to climax, whether you outline or not.
4.11
6k+
✍️ Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure✏️ Plotting Vs Pantsing🎬 Scene Building💡 Idea Generation
Plot & Structure Summary
Plot & Structure 91%
Four pillars of plot that hold readers from opening to climax, whether you outline or not.
by James Scott Bell 2004
4.11
6k+ ratings
✍️ Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure✏️ Plotting Vs Pantsing🎬 Scene Building💡 Idea Generation
5,000 Words Per Hour
by Chris Fox • 2015
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
4.19
3k+
🚀 Writing Productivity✍️ Writing Process🕰️ Writing Routines📝 Aspiring Authors🎨 Creative Productivity
5,000 Words Per Hour Summary
5,000 Words Per Hour 91%
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
by Chris Fox 2015
4.19
3k+ ratings
🚀 Writing Productivity✍️ Writing Process🕰️ Writing Routines📝 Aspiring Authors🎨 Creative Productivity
Murder Your Darlings
by Roy Peter Clark • 2020
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
4.02
644
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Rhetoric And Style📖 Narrative Craft⏰ Writing Routine🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings 91%
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
by Roy Peter Clark 2020
4.02
644 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Rhetoric And Style📖 Narrative Craft⏰ Writing Routine🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure
by Jack M. Bickham • 1993
Your novel drags because your scenes end well. End them badly and the pages turn themselves.
4.11
2k+
🖋️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Narrative Structure🎬 Scene Craft📐 Plot Architecture⏳ Suspense Craft
Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure Summary
Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure 91%
Your novel drags because your scenes end well. End them badly and the pages turn themselves.
by Jack M. Bickham 1993
4.11
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Narrative Structure🎬 Scene Craft📐 Plot Architecture⏳ Suspense Craft
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies
by Blake Snyder • 2007
Fifty films, ten master genres, one hidden template: the blueprint behind every story that works.
4.00
2k+
📄 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Film Analysis🔍 Genre Deconstruction🏛️ Story Archetypes
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies Summary
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies 91%
Fifty films, ten master genres, one hidden template: the blueprint behind every story that works.
by Blake Snyder 2007
4.00
2k+ ratings
📄 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Film Analysis🔍 Genre Deconstruction🏛️ Story Archetypes
Stein on Writing
by Sol Stein • 1995
The editor's craft: making dialogue bristle, scenes unfold in real time, and flab vanish.
4.28
5k+
✍️ Fiction Craft🔍 Editing Advice👁️ Show Don't Tell💬 Dialogue Writing✂️ Self Editing
Stein on Writing Summary
Stein on Writing 91%
The editor's craft: making dialogue bristle, scenes unfold in real time, and flab vanish.
by Sol Stein 1995
4.28
5k+ ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft🔍 Editing Advice👁️ Show Don't Tell💬 Dialogue Writing✂️ Self Editing
The Creative Compass
by Dan Millman • 2013
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
3.97
174
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Drafting And Revision🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks📚 Publishing Pathways🌅 Daily Writing Practice
The Creative Compass Summary
The Creative Compass 91%
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
by Dan Millman 2013
3.97
174 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Drafting And Revision🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks📚 Publishing Pathways🌅 Daily Writing Practice
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
by James N. Frey • 1994
Most novelists fail at the premise, not the prose. The craft rules for getting it right.
4.07
720
✍️ Novel Writing🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development⏳ Suspense Techniques🎙️ Narrative Voice
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II 91%
Most novelists fail at the premise, not the prose. The craft rules for getting it right.
by James N. Frey 1994
4.07
720 ratings
✍️ Novel Writing🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development⏳ Suspense Techniques🎙️ Narrative Voice
Monkeys with Typewriters
by Scarlett Thomas • 2012
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
4.17
534
📝 Fiction Writing🏗️ Story Structure👤 Character Development✍️ Sentence Craft💡 Idea Generation
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters 91%
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
by Scarlett Thomas 2012
4.17
534 ratings
📝 Fiction Writing🏗️ Story Structure👤 Character Development✍️ Sentence Craft💡 Idea Generation
Outlining Your Novel
by K.M. Weiland • 2011
Stop staring at the empty page: a pre-writing method that builds your novel before chapter one.
4.11
5k+
🖋️ Novel Writing🗺️ Outlining Methods🏗️ Story Structure🧑 Character Development📉 Plotting Techniques
Outlining Your Novel Summary
Outlining Your Novel 91%
Stop staring at the empty page: a pre-writing method that builds your novel before chapter one.
by K.M. Weiland 2011
4.11
5k+ ratings
🖋️ Novel Writing🗺️ Outlining Methods🏗️ Story Structure🧑 Character Development📉 Plotting Techniques
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook
by Lisa McLendon • 2017
Stop second-guessing your commas. A grammar workbook built on practice, not intimidation.
4.11
157
📝 English Grammar📋 Usage Guides✍️ Writing Skills📖 Self-Study📚 Writing Reference
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook Summary
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook 91%
Stop second-guessing your commas. A grammar workbook built on practice, not intimidation.
by Lisa McLendon 2017
4.11
157 ratings
📝 English Grammar📋 Usage Guides✍️ Writing Skills📖 Self-Study📚 Writing Reference
The Emotion Thesaurus
by Angela Ackerman • 2012
Emotion drives story. This reference replaces clichéd sighs and shrugs with hundreds of body cues.
4.53
6k+
🖋️ Fiction Writing✂️ Writing Craft🎭 Character Development💔 Emotional Writing👁️ Showing Vs Telling
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus 90%
Emotion drives story. This reference replaces clichéd sighs and shrugs with hundreds of body cues.
by Angela Ackerman 2012
4.53
6k+ ratings
🖋️ Fiction Writing✂️ Writing Craft🎭 Character Development💔 Emotional Writing👁️ Showing Vs Telling
Writing Tools
by Roy Peter Clark • 2006
Start strong, say less, build momentum: a fifty-tool kit for better writing.
4.20
6k+
🛠️ Writing Craft📰 Journalism Training✒️ Prose Style✍️ Sentence Craft📏 Brevity And Clarity
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools 90%
Start strong, say less, build momentum: a fifty-tool kit for better writing.
by Roy Peter Clark 2006
4.20
6k+ ratings
🛠️ Writing Craft📰 Journalism Training✒️ Prose Style✍️ Sentence Craft📏 Brevity And Clarity
The Art and Craft of Storytelling
by Nancy Lamb • 2008
Fiction's core toolkit: structure that moves, characters who breathe, and revision that polishes.
4.06
204
📖 Fiction Writing🎭 Storytelling Craft👤 Character Development🧱 Plot Structure🎙️ Narrative Voice
The Art and Craft of Storytelling Summary
The Art and Craft of Storytelling 90%
Fiction's core toolkit: structure that moves, characters who breathe, and revision that polishes.
by Nancy Lamb 2008
4.06
204 ratings
📖 Fiction Writing🎭 Storytelling Craft👤 Character Development🧱 Plot Structure🎙️ Narrative Voice
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish
by Joseph Bates • 2015
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
4.21
184
🖊️ Fiction Writing👤 Character Development📈 Plot Structure💡 Creative Process✂️ Revision Process
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish Summary
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish 90%
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
by Joseph Bates 2015
4.21
184 ratings
🖊️ Fiction Writing👤 Character Development📈 Plot Structure💡 Creative Process✂️ Revision Process
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
by J. Michael Straczynski • 2021
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
4.44
439
🖋️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Process✂️ Manuscript Revision🧱 Creative Blocks👤 Character Craft
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 90%
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
by J. Michael Straczynski 2021
4.44
439 ratings
🖋️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Process✂️ Manuscript Revision🧱 Creative Blocks👤 Character Craft
Story Physics
by Larry Brooks • 2013
Great stories aren't magic. They're physics. Once you know the laws, broken drafts fix themselves.
3.92
475
📝 Fiction Writing🏗️ Story Structure🎪 Three-Act Structure🎬 Scene Craft💡 Concept Development
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics 90%
Great stories aren't magic. They're physics. Once you know the laws, broken drafts fix themselves.
by Larry Brooks 2013
3.92
475 ratings
📝 Fiction Writing🏗️ Story Structure🎪 Three-Act Structure🎬 Scene Craft💡 Concept Development
Description
by Monica Wood • 1995
Description isn't decoration: the craft of building a world readers can see, hear, and feel.
4.06
610
🛠️ Fiction Craft🖊️ Descriptive Writing⚖️ Showing Vs Telling👁️ Point Of View💬 Dialogue Craft
Description Summary
Description 90%
Description isn't decoration: the craft of building a world readers can see, hear, and feel.
by Monica Wood 1995
4.06
610 ratings
🛠️ Fiction Craft🖊️ Descriptive Writing⚖️ Showing Vs Telling👁️ Point Of View💬 Dialogue Craft
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