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1

The Elements of Style

by William Strunk Jr.

19,342 members

189 reviews

4.2

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2

by Stephen King

17,856 members

501 reviews

4.2

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3

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

15,361 members

327 reviews

3.8

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4

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

9,821 members

233 reviews

4.1

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5

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

by Natalie Goldberg

5,245 members

83 reviews

4

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6

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

by Steven Pressfield

3,177 members

101 reviews

3.9

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7

How to Read and Why

by Harold Bloom

2,795 members

32 reviews

½ 3.5

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8

Zen in the Art of Writing

by Ray Bradbury

2,533 members

56 reviews

3.9

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9

The Writing Life

by Annie Dillard

2,485 members

53 reviews

3.9

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10

Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English

by Patricia T. O'Conner

2,453 members

18 reviews

3.9

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11

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

by Robert McKee

2,112 members

37 reviews

4.1

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12

The Art of Fiction

by John Gardner

2,000 members

26 reviews

4

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13

If You Want to Write

by Brenda Ueland

1,949 members

43 reviews

4

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14

A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry

1,646 members

19 reviews

3.9

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15

How Fiction Works

1,616 members

59 reviews

3.9

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16

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

by Janet Burroway

1,328 members

17 reviews

4

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17

The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms

1,214 members

9 reviews

4

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18

Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry

by Laurence Perrine

1,184 members

3 reviews

3.8

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19

On Becoming a Novelist

by John Gardner

974 members

18 reviews

3.9

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20

The Art of Dramatic Writing; Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

757 members

10 reviews

3.9

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21

The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

by Kim Addonizio

663 members

8 reviews

3.9

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22

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide

by Robert Pinsky

635 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

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23

The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

by Richard Hugo

589 members

2 reviews

4

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24

In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop

554 members

3 reviews

3.8

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25

Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing

by Patricia T. O'Conner

551 members

5 reviews

3.8

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26

The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear

531 members

12 reviews

3.9

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27

by Tillie Olsen

418 members

5 reviews

½ 4.3

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28

The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative

by Vivian Gornick

385 members

6 reviews

3.9

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29

The Portable MFA in Creative Writing

by Michelle Ehrhard

363 members

9 reviews

½ 3.4

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30

Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry

by Jane Hirshfield

353 members

4 reviews

½ 4.3

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31

The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction

by Stephen Koch

315 members

5 reviews

4

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32

The Art and Craft of Poetry

by Michael J. Bugeja

242 members

7 reviews

3.9

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33

Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art

by Judith Barrington

240 members

2 reviews

3.8

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34

Your Life as Story: Discovering the "New Autobiography" and Writing Memoir as Literature

by Tristine Rainer

233 members

2 reviews

4.1

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35

One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft

by Susan M. Tiberghien

179 members

2 reviews

½ 3.4

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36

Finding Your Writer's Voice: A Guide to Creative Fiction

by Thaisa Frank

129 members

3.9

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37

Writing from the Body: For writers, artists and dreamers who long to free their voice

80 members

½ 3.7

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38

Thanks, But This Isn't for Us: A (Sort of) Compassionate Guide to Why Your Writing is Being Rejected

by Jessica Page Morrell

78 members

5 reviews

4

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39

A Short Story Writer's Companion

56 members

½ 2.3

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40

Better Punctuation in 30 Minutes a Day

by Ceil Cleveland

39 members

½ 2.5

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41

A Poet's Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry

by Annie Ridley Crane Finch

18 members

5

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December 2014
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