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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 198 times as craft)
avg rating 4.34 — 312,217 ratings — published 2000
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as craft)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,090 ratings — published 1994
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as craft)
avg rating 4.50 — 13,014 ratings — published 2018
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,826 ratings — published 1998
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as craft)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,350 ratings — published 2021
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as craft)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,420 ratings — published 2000
Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as craft)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,127 ratings — published 2019
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as craft)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,455 ratings — published 1918
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,067 ratings — published 2007
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 65 times as craft)
avg rating 4.54 — 23,597 ratings — published 2021
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as craft)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,449 ratings — published 1986
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
by (shelved 64 times as craft)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,218 ratings — published 2016
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as craft)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,688 ratings — published 2006
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as craft)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,244 ratings — published 1984
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as craft)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,040 ratings — published 1993
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,855 ratings — published 2016
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as craft)
avg rating 3.97 — 115,195 ratings — published 2002
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 230,272 ratings — published 2015
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,228 ratings — published 2005
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,101 ratings — published 1989
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as craft)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,211 ratings — published 1997
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as craft)
avg rating 3.95 — 117,680 ratings — published 2002
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,985 ratings — published 2022
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as craft)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,669 ratings — published 2006
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as craft)
avg rating 4.08 — 21,072 ratings — published 1973
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as craft)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,431 ratings — published 2012
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,868 ratings — published 1987
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as craft)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,950 ratings — published 2022
The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as craft)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,230 ratings — published 2015
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 39 times as craft)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,206 ratings — published 2016
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as craft)
avg rating 3.96 — 327,724 ratings — published 2012
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,394 ratings — published 1976
Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,898 ratings — published 2006
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as craft)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,156 ratings — published 2013
A Poetry Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as craft)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,086 ratings — published 1994
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,782 ratings — published 2001
Last-Minute Knitted Gifts (Last Minute Gifts)
by (shelved 35 times as craft)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,630 ratings — published 2004
Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as craft)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,275 ratings — published 2018
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,283 ratings — published 1992
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,428 ratings — published 2009
Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as craft)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,087 ratings — published 2007
Knitting Without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-to-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as craft)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,526 ratings — published 1970
Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between (ebook)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,871 ratings — published 2014
Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as craft)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,254 ratings — published 2008
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,805 ratings — published 2011
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as craft)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,953 ratings — published 2004
Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as craft)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,402 ratings — published
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 29 times as craft)
avg rating 4.52 — 6,275 ratings — published 2012
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as craft)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,334 ratings — published 2007
Stitch 'n Bitch Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as craft)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,819 ratings — published 2004
“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
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He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
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“I am writing in the garden. To write as one should of a garden one must write not outside it or merely somewhere near it, but in the garden.”
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