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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression
Angela Ackerman
4.53 average rating, · 6.4k ratings
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Renni Browne
4.25 average rating, · 7.2k ratings
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How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
Paul J. Silvia
4.08 average rating, · 5.2k ratings
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Outlining Your Novel
K.M. Weiland
4.12 average rating, · 4.9k ratings
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Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
Donald Maass
4.08 average rating, · 4.1k ratings
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Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
K.M. Weiland
4.33 average rating, · 3.5k ratings
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Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing
Libbie Hawker
4.25 average rating, · 3.3k ratings
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Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
Matt Bell
4.42 average rating, · 2.3k ratings
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The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
Shawn Coyne
4.30 average rating, · 2k ratings
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Emotional survival for law enforcement: A guide for officers and their families
Kevin M. Gilmartin
4.18 average rating, · 1.9k ratings
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Combatting Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
Steven Hassan
4.41 average rating, · 1.7k ratings
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Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel
James Scott Bell
4.19 average rating, · 1.7k ratings
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On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I
Timothy Hickson
4.25 average rating, · 1.7k ratings
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Techniques of the Selling Writer
Dwight V. Swain
4.33 average rating, · 1.6k ratings
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GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction
Debra Dixon
4.45 average rating, · 1.3k ratings
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Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time
Jordan Rosenfeld
4.07 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
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Stylish Academic Writing
Helen Sword
4.06 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
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The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence: A Woman's Guide to Stressing Less, Weighing Less, and Loving More
Jessica Ortner
4.06 average rating, · 920 ratings
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Writing into the Dark: How to Write a Novel without an Outline
Dean Wesley Smith
4.05 average rating, · 886 ratings
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Strangers To Superfans: A Marketing Guide to The Reader Journey
David Gaughran
4.40 average rating, · 577 ratings
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Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated
Nancy Kress
4.09 average rating, · 564 ratings
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Trance-Formations: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis
John Grinder
4.25 average rating, · 559 ratings
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Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn from Actors
Brandilyn Collins
4.19 average rating, · 537 ratings
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Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
Jane K. Cleland
4.05 average rating, · 554 ratings
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