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Writing Fantasy Heroes
by Jason M. Waltz • 2008
Turn your fantasy heroes from armored clichés into people who bleed, doubt, and still inspire.
3.87
215
Writing Fantasy Heroes Summary
Writing Fantasy Heroes 89%
Turn your fantasy heroes from armored clichés into people who bleed, doubt, and still inspire.
by Jason M. Waltz 2008
3.87
215 ratings
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land
by Diana Wynne Jones • 1996
The recycled map, obligatory stew, and inevitable dark lord: an A to Z of generic fantasy.
3.95
5k+
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land Summary
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land 89%
The recycled map, obligatory stew, and inevitable dark lord: an A to Z of generic fantasy.
by Diana Wynne Jones 1996
3.95
5k+ ratings
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
Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary
Writing the Paranormal Novel 89%
Vampires need rules, werewolves need feelings. A paranormal craft guide from magic to manuscript.
by Steven Harper 2011
4.01
376 ratings
A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies
by John Wiley & Sons • 2011
Seventeen Dummies lessons: fix your computer, play rock guitar, train your puppy, and navigate love.
3.31
4k+
A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies Summary
A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies 89%
Seventeen Dummies lessons: fix your computer, play rock guitar, train your puppy, and navigate love.
by John Wiley & Sons 2011
3.31
4k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
by Tristan Gooley • 2014
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
3.77
5k+
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs 89%
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
by Tristan Gooley 2014
3.77
5k+ ratings
Monster Manual
by Wizards of the Coast • 2014
The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.
4.56
6k+
Monster Manual Summary
Monster Manual 89%
The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.
by Wizards of the Coast 2014
4.56
6k+ ratings
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 88%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
Nicely Said
by Nicole Fenton • 2014
Your website has a voice. The rules for making it helpful, clear, and worth reading.
4.11
554
Nicely Said Summary
Nicely Said 88%
Your website has a voice. The rules for making it helpful, clear, and worth reading.
by Nicole Fenton 2014
4.11
554 ratings
How to Write Romantasy
by Jenna Moreci • 2025
Romance and fantasy demand opposite things from a story. Here is how to make them inseparable.
4.15
211
How to Write Romantasy Summary
How to Write Romantasy 88%
Romance and fantasy demand opposite things from a story. Here is how to make them inseparable.
by Jenna Moreci 2025
4.15
211 ratings
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
by Charles Platt • 2012
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
4.34
186
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 Summary
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 88%
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
by Charles Platt 2012
4.34
186 ratings
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2018
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
4.33
634
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method 88%
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
by Randy Ingermanson 2018
4.33
634 ratings
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 88%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient
by Pinhok Languages • 2018
2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.
3.00
1
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient Summary
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient 88%
2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.
by Pinhok Languages 2018
3.00
1 ratings
Minecraft
by Mojang AB • 2017
A retiring adventurer hands you his illustrated field notes on every creature in Minecraft.
4.56
387
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft 88%
A retiring adventurer hands you his illustrated field notes on every creature in Minecraft.
by Mojang AB 2017
4.56
387 ratings
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 Engineering Summary
Story Engineering 88%
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
Dialogue
by Gloria Kempton • 2004
Stilted dialogue comes from writing it, not channeling it. Make characters speak for themselves.
3.97
1k+
Dialogue Summary
Dialogue 88%
Stilted dialogue comes from writing it, not channeling it. Make characters speak for themselves.
by Gloria Kempton 2004
3.97
1k+ ratings
Life Skills
by Chicago Tribune • 2012
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
2.79
134
Life Skills Summary
Life Skills 88%
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
by Chicago Tribune 2012
2.79
134 ratings
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+
Writing Fiction for Dummies Summary
Writing Fiction for Dummies 88%
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
Smashing WordPress
by Thord Daniel Hedengren • 2010
Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.
3.76
247
Smashing WordPress Summary
Smashing WordPress 88%
Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.
by Thord Daniel Hedengren 2010
3.76
247 ratings
Crafting Novels & Short Stories
by The Writer's Digest • 2011
Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.
3.89
373
Crafting Novels & Short Stories Summary
Crafting Novels & Short Stories 88%
Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.
by The Writer's Digest 2011
3.89
373 ratings
The Elements of Content Strategy
by Erin Kissane • 2011
Great web content does not just happen. The discipline, workflow, and standards for planning it.
3.73
2k+
The Elements of Content Strategy Summary
The Elements of Content Strategy 88%
Great web content does not just happen. The discipline, workflow, and standards for planning it.
by Erin Kissane 2011
3.73
2k+ ratings
Engineering in Plain Sight
by Grady Hillhouse • 2022
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
4.20
856
Engineering in Plain Sight Summary
Engineering in Plain Sight 88%
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
by Grady Hillhouse 2022
4.20
856 ratings
Geography for Dummies
by Charles A. Heatwole • 2002
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
3.77
100
Geography for Dummies Summary
Geography for Dummies 88%
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
by Charles A. Heatwole 2002
3.77
100 ratings
Practical English Usage
by Michael Swan • 1981
600 A-Z entries that solve the English usage problems your textbook leaves unexplained.
4.31
1k+
Practical English Usage Summary
Practical English Usage 88%
600 A-Z entries that solve the English usage problems your textbook leaves unexplained.
by Michael Swan 1981
4.31
1k+ ratings
Content Design
by Sarah Richards • 2017
Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.
4.31
734
Content Design Summary
Content Design 88%
Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.
by Sarah Richards 2017
4.31
734 ratings
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
Creating Characters Summary
Creating Characters 88%
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
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+
Outlining Your Novel Summary
Outlining Your Novel 88%
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
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+
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies Summary
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies 88%
Fifty films, ten master genres, one hidden template: the blueprint behind every story that works.
by Blake Snyder 2007
4.00
2k+ ratings
HTML and CSS
by Jon Duckett • 2011
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
4.30
5k+
HTML and CSS Summary
HTML and CSS 88%
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
by Jon Duckett 2011
4.30
5k+ ratings
High School English Grammar and Composition
by P.C. Wren • 1935
Grammar isn't guesswork. The systematic classic that builds clear writing from the ground up.
4.17
1k+
High School English Grammar and Composition Summary
High School English Grammar and Composition 88%
Grammar isn't guesswork. The systematic classic that builds clear writing from the ground up.
by P.C. Wren 1935
4.17
1k+ ratings
Description
by Monica Wood • 1995
Description isn't decoration: the craft of building a world readers can see, hear, and feel.
4.06
610
Description Summary
Description 88%
Description isn't decoration: the craft of building a world readers can see, hear, and feel.
by Monica Wood 1995
4.06
610 ratings
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
Crafty Screenwriting Summary
Crafty Screenwriting 88%
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
Dreyer's English
by Benjamin Dreyer • 2019
A copy chief teaches the cuts, the commas, and the confidence to write clear, unstoppable prose.
4.34
9k+
Dreyer's English Summary
Dreyer's English 88%
A copy chief teaches the cuts, the commas, and the confidence to write clear, unstoppable prose.
by Benjamin Dreyer 2019
4.34
9k+ ratings
Oxford Guide to Plain English
by Martin Cutts • 2004
Writing busy people finish: a complete system from sentence craft through page design.
4.25
208
Oxford Guide to Plain English Summary
Oxford Guide to Plain English 88%
Writing busy people finish: a complete system from sentence craft through page design.
by Martin Cutts 2004
4.25
208 ratings
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
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing Summary
The Marshall Plan For Novel Writing 88%
Turn one crisis into a full novel: three acts, three shocks, a synopsis that sells.
by Evan Marshall 1998
3.76
482 ratings
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
by Jack M. Bickham • 1992
Thirty-eight mistakes that mark your fiction as amateur, and how to fix every single one.
3.78
1k+
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes Summary
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes 88%
Thirty-eight mistakes that mark your fiction as amateur, and how to fix every single one.
by Jack M. Bickham 1992
3.78
1k+ ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
3.87
237
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 88%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
About Writing
by Samuel R. Delany • 2006
The sentence, not the world, is science fiction's true unit of meaning. A master explains why.
4.26
459
About Writing Summary
About Writing 88%
The sentence, not the world, is science fiction's true unit of meaning. A master explains why.
by Samuel R. Delany 2006
4.26
459 ratings
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
Write a Must-Read Summary
Write a Must-Read 88%
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
The Traveler's Gift / Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews • 2009
Design epic quests, build thrilling encounters, and guide your party through shared sagas.
4.19
466
The Traveler's Gift / Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success Summary
The Traveler's Gift / Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success 88%
Design epic quests, build thrilling encounters, and guide your party through shared sagas.
by Andy Andrews 2009
4.19
466 ratings
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 88%
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013
3.94
134 ratings
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+
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers 88%
Finish your novel, then sell it: tactical fiction-writing maneuvers from a veteran mentor.
by James Scott Bell 2009
4.20
2k+ ratings
Characters & Viewpoint
by Orson Scott Card • 1988
Shape characters your readers will follow anywhere: the techniques that turn ink into people.
4.04
5k+
Characters & Viewpoint Summary
Characters & Viewpoint 88%
Shape characters your readers will follow anywhere: the techniques that turn ink into people.
by Orson Scott Card 1988
4.04
5k+ ratings
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+
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer 88%
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
Creative Writing For Dummies
by Maggie Hamand • 2010
From notebook: what makes travel writing sell, how to find your story, where to pitch.
3.89
321
Creative Writing For Dummies Summary
Creative Writing For Dummies 88%
From notebook: what makes travel writing sell, how to find your story, where to pitch.
by Maggie Hamand 2010
3.89
321 ratings
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+
The First Five Pages Summary
The First Five Pages 88%
99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.
by Noah Lukeman 2000
3.98
4k+ ratings
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing
by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
4.10
553
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 88%
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
by Parthesh Thakkar 2013
4.10
553 ratings
Writing Fiction
by Alexander Steele • 2003
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
4.20
2k+
Writing Fiction Summary
Writing Fiction 88%
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
by Alexander Steele 2003
4.20
2k+ ratings
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
3.88
1k+
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great 88%
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
by Linda Seger 1987
3.88
1k+ ratings
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
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit 88%
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
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