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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King
4.34 average rating, · 325k ratings
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
William Zinsser
4.24 average rating, · 31.5k ratings
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Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
Chuck Palahniuk
4.37 average rating, · 6k ratings
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The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life
Julia Cameron
4.07 average rating, · 6.4k ratings
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Stein on Writing
Sol Stein
4.28 average rating, · 4.8k ratings
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On Writing
Ernest Hemingway
4.02 average rating, · 4.9k ratings
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.28 average rating, · 2.4k ratings
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A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life
Pat Conroy
4.36 average rating, · 2.3k ratings
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Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.28 average rating, · 2.3k ratings
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On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I
Timothy Hickson
4.25 average rating, · 1.7k ratings
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A Horse at Night: On Writing
Amina Cain
4.00 average rating, · 1.8k ratings
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Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life
Douglas Wilson
4.47 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
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Borges on Writing
Jorge Luis Borges
4.07 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
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Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief
Victoria Chang
4.47 average rating, · 959 ratings
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On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions
C.S. Lewis
4.15 average rating, · 843 ratings
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A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction
Elizabeth McCracken
4.23 average rating, · 752 ratings
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The Mindful Writer: Noble Truths of the Writing Life
Dinty W. Moore
4.08 average rating, · 653 ratings
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On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer
Stephen Marche
4.03 average rating, · 598 ratings
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The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well
Paula LaRocque
4.05 average rating, · 558 ratings
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Writing Life Stories
Bill Roorbach
4.04 average rating, · 542 ratings
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