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Making Comics
by Scott McCloud • 2006
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
4.34
10k+
Making Comics Summary
Making Comics 93%
Comics are a storytelling engine powered by choices you make before the ink dries.
by Scott McCloud 2006
4.34
10k+ ratings
Manga in Theory and Practice
by Hirohiko Araki • 2015
Build manga that lasts: character before plot, symbol with realism, and the rhythm of the page.
4.26
2k+
Manga in Theory and Practice Summary
Manga in Theory and Practice 91%
Build manga that lasts: character before plot, symbol with realism, and the rhythm of the page.
by Hirohiko Araki 2015
4.26
2k+ ratings
Cat Kid Comic Club
by Dav Pilkey • 2020
Cat Kid starts a comic club for frogs who have big imaginations and zero comic-making skills.
3.96
58k+
Cat Kid Comic Club Summary
Cat Kid Comic Club 89%
Cat Kid starts a comic club for frogs who have big imaginations and zero comic-making skills.
by Dav Pilkey 2020
3.96
58k+ ratings
The Physics of Superheroes
by James Kakalios • 2006
Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.
3.92
3k+
The Physics of Superheroes Summary
The Physics of Superheroes 88%
Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.
by James Kakalios 2006
3.92
3k+ ratings
The NEW Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter • 2020
The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.
4.32
302
The NEW Comedy Bible Summary
The NEW Comedy Bible 88%
The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.
by Judy Carter 2020
4.32
302 ratings
Los superhéroes y la filosofía
by Tom Morris • 2001
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
3.84
965
Los superhéroes y la filosofía Summary
Los superhéroes y la filosofía 87%
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
by Tom Morris 2001
3.84
965 ratings
How To Write Funny
by Scott Dikkers • 2014
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
4.13
960
How To Write Funny Summary
How To Write Funny 87%
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
by Scott Dikkers 2014
4.13
960 ratings
The Eight Characters of Comedy
by Scott Sedita • 2005
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
4.03
357
The Eight Characters of Comedy Summary
The Eight Characters of Comedy 87%
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
by Scott Sedita 2005
4.03
357 ratings
And Here's the Kicker
by Mike Sacks • 2009
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
4.05
2k+
And Here's the Kicker Summary
And Here's the Kicker 87%
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
by Mike Sacks 2009
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Comic Toolbox
by John Vorhaus • 1994
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
3.97
951
The Comic Toolbox Summary
The Comic Toolbox 87%
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
by John Vorhaus 1994
3.97
951 ratings
Unfolding the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2009
Turn any business mess into a picture everyone gets, with the drawing skills you already have.
4.04
964
Unfolding the Napkin Summary
Unfolding the Napkin 87%
Turn any business mess into a picture everyone gets, with the drawing skills you already have.
by Dan Roam 2009
4.04
964 ratings
Abstract Art Painting
by Debora Stewart • 2015
Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.
4.10
187
Abstract Art Painting Summary
Abstract Art Painting 87%
Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.
by Debora Stewart 2015
4.10
187 ratings
Mastering Stand-Up
by Stephen Rosenfield • 2017
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
4.41
519
Mastering Stand-Up Summary
Mastering Stand-Up 87%
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
by Stephen Rosenfield 2017
4.41
519 ratings
Keep Going
by Austin Kleon • 2019
Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.
4.26
18k+
Keep Going Summary
Keep Going 87%
Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.
by Austin Kleon 2019
4.26
18k+ ratings
Funny on Purpose
by Joe Randazzo • 2015
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
3.99
244
Funny on Purpose Summary
Funny on Purpose 87%
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
by Joe Randazzo 2015
3.99
244 ratings
Comedy Writing Secrets
by Melvin Helitzer • 1987
The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.
3.66
1k+
Comedy Writing Secrets Summary
Comedy Writing Secrets 87%
The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.
by Melvin Helitzer 1987
3.66
1k+ ratings
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
by Greg Dean • 2000
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
3.95
399
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy Summary
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy 87%
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
by Greg Dean 2000
3.95
399 ratings
The 30-Day Sketchbook Project
by Minnie Small • 2022
Thirty daily exercises that retrain your eyes, your hand, and your relationship with the blank page.
4.12
50
The 30-Day Sketchbook Project Summary
The 30-Day Sketchbook Project 87%
Thirty daily exercises that retrain your eyes, your hand, and your relationship with the blank page.
by Minnie Small 2022
4.12
50 ratings
The Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter • 2001
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
3.85
734
The Comedy Bible Summary
The Comedy Bible 87%
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
by Judy Carter 2001
3.85
734 ratings
The Creative Habit
by Twyla Tharp • 2003
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
4.09
42k+
The Creative Habit Summary
The Creative Habit 87%
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
by Twyla Tharp 2003
4.09
42k+ ratings
Find Your Artistic Voice
by Lisa Congdon • 2019
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
4.05
3k+
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice 87%
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
by Lisa Congdon 2019
4.05
3k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 87%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
Punk Rock Etiquette
by Travis Nichols • 2008
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
3.75
123
Punk Rock Etiquette Summary
Punk Rock Etiquette 87%
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
by Travis Nichols 2008
3.75
123 ratings
Show Your Work!
by Austin Kleon • 2014
Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.
4.08
62k+
Show Your Work! Summary
Show Your Work! 87%
Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.
by Austin Kleon 2014
4.08
62k+ ratings
Impro
by Keith Johnstone • 1979
Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.
4.20
4k+
Impro Summary
Impro 87%
Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.
by Keith Johnstone 1979
4.20
4k+ ratings
Heart and Brain
by Nick Seluk • 2017
Heart wants fun. Brain wants safety. Your life, a compromise between two impossible roommates.
4.30
3k+
Heart and Brain Summary
Heart and Brain 87%
Heart wants fun. Brain wants safety. Your life, a compromise between two impossible roommates.
by Nick Seluk 2017
4.30
3k+ ratings
Creativity for Life
by Eric Maisel • 2007
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
3.93
115
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life 87%
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
by Eric Maisel 2007
3.93
115 ratings
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams • 2001
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
4.41
8k+
The Animator's Survival Kit Summary
The Animator's Survival Kit 87%
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
by Richard Williams 2001
4.41
8k+ ratings
Sick in the Head
by Judd Apatow • 2015
A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.
3.67
13k+
Sick in the Head Summary
Sick in the Head 87%
A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.
by Judd Apatow 2015
3.67
13k+ ratings
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier • 2004
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
4.28
1k+
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 87%
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
by Mick Napier 2004
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
by Steve Kaplan • 2013
Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.
4.24
895
The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary
The Hidden Tools of Comedy 87%
Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.
by Steve Kaplan 2013
4.24
895 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 87%
Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.
by The Writer's Digest 2011
3.89
373 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 87%
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
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 Alone, Writing Together Summary
Writing Alone, Writing Together 87%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2018
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
4.27
44
Doctor Strange and Philosophy Summary
Doctor Strange and Philosophy 87%
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
by Mark D. White 2018
4.27
44 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 87%
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
by Linda Seger 1987
3.88
1k+ ratings
Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 87%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ 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 87%
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
Springfield Confidential
by Mike Reiss • 2018
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
3.91
5k+
Springfield Confidential Summary
Springfield Confidential 87%
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
by Mike Reiss 2018
3.91
5k+ ratings
Every Tool's a Hammer
by Adam Savage • 2019
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
4.18
11k+
Every Tool's a Hammer Summary
Every Tool's a Hammer 87%
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
by Adam Savage 2019
4.18
11k+ 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 87%
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
Drawing on the Artist Within
by Betty Edwards • 1986
Drawing isn't a gift, it's a cognitive switch. The perceptual exercises that flip it.
4.06
7k+
Drawing on the Artist Within Summary
Drawing on the Artist Within 87%
Drawing isn't a gift, it's a cognitive switch. The perceptual exercises that flip it.
by Betty Edwards 1986
4.06
7k+ ratings
Fearless Creating
by Eric Maisel • 1995
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
3.89
366
Fearless Creating Summary
Fearless Creating 87%
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
by Eric Maisel 1995
3.89
366 ratings
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 87%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
Do the F*cking Work
by Brian Buirge • 2019
How to stop waiting for inspiration, survive your own bad taste, and ship work that matters.
3.92
281
Do the F*cking Work Summary
Do the F*cking Work 87%
How to stop waiting for inspiration, survive your own bad taste, and ship work that matters.
by Brian Buirge 2019
3.92
281 ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 87%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 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 87%
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
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide
by Brandy Agerbeck • 2012
Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.
4.19
125
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide Summary
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide 87%
Make meetings visible as they happen: the listening and thinking skills that make the drawing work.
by Brandy Agerbeck 2012
4.19
125 ratings
Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet • 1995
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
4.29
10k+
Making Movies Summary
Making Movies 87%
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
by Sidney Lumet 1995
4.29
10k+ ratings
Steal Like an Artist
by Austin Kleon • 2012
Steal from a hundred heroes, start before you're ready, and let your flaws become your style.
3.96
340k+
Steal Like an Artist Summary
Steal Like an Artist 87%
Steal from a hundred heroes, start before you're ready, and let your flaws become your style.
by Austin Kleon 2012
3.96
340k+ ratings
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