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100 Must-Read, Best Books on Writing and the Writer's Life - Page 2

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Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer on Writing
Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer on Writing
41
On Writing (Eudora Welty)
On Writing
42
Eudora Welty
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King)
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
43
Stephen King
On Writing Well (William Zinsser)
On Writing Well
44
William Zinsser
One Continuous Mistake (Gail Sher)
One Continuous Mistake
45
Gail Sher
Outlining Your Novel (K.M. Weiland)
Outlining Your Novel
46
K.M. Weiland
The Paris Review Interviews (Various)
The Paris Review Interviews
47
Various
The Poet's Companion (Kim Addonizio & Dorianne Laux)
The Poet's Companion
48
Kim Addonizio & Dorianne Laux
The Poetry Home Repair Manual (Ted Kooser)
The Poetry Home Repair Manual
49
Ted Kooser
The Portable MFA in Creative Writing (New York Writers Workshop)
The Portable MFA in Creative Writing
50
New York Writers Workshop
Paula by Isabel Allende
Paula by Isabel Allende
51
Pen on Fire (Barbara Demarco-Barrett)
Pen on Fire
52
Barbara Demarco-Barrett
Pixar Storytelling (Dean Movshov)
Pixar Storytelling
53
Dean Movshov
Plot & Structure (James Scott Bell)
Plot & Structure
54
James Scott Bell
Reading and Writing
Reading and Writing
55
Reading Like a Writer (Francine Prose)
Reading Like a Writer
56
Francine Prose
Romancing the Beat (Gwen Hayes)
Romancing the Beat
57
Gwen Hayes
Save the Cat (Blake Snyder)
Save the Cat
58
Blake Snyder
Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living (Manjula Martin)
Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living
59
Manjula Martin
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Syd Field)
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
60
Syd Field
Singing School
Singing School
61
The Situation and the Story (Vivian Gornick)
The Situation and the Story
62
Vivian Gornick
Slay the Dragon (Robert Denton Bryant and Keith Giglio)
Slay the Dragon
63
Robert Denton Bryant and Keith Giglio
SOMETHING TO DECLARE (JULIA ALVAREZ)
SOMETHING TO DECLARE
64
JULIA ALVAREZ
Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
65
Ursula K. Le Guin
Stein on Writing (Sol Stein)
Stein on Writing
66
Sol Stein
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Lisa Cron)
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel
67
Lisa Cron
Story Trumps Structure (Steven James)
Story Trumps Structure
68
Steven James
The Storytelling Animal
The Storytelling Animal
69
Take off Your Pants! Outline Your Books (Libbie Hawker)
Take off Your Pants! Outline Your Books
70
Libbie Hawker
TED Talks Storytelling (Akash Karia)
TED Talks Storytelling
71
Akash Karia
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage (Ann Patchett)
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
72
Ann Patchett
This Year You Write Your Novel (Walter Mosley)
This Year You Write Your Novel
73
Walter Mosley
Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (Benjamin Percy)
Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction
74
Benjamin Percy
To Show and to Tell (Phillip Lopate)
To Show and to Tell
75
Phillip Lopate
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Diana Wynne Jones)
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
76
Diana Wynne Jones
Unless It Moves the Human Heart (Roger Rosenblatt)
Unless It Moves the Human Heart
77
Roger Rosenblatt
Upstream (Mary Oliver)
Upstream
78
Mary Oliver
Video Game Storytelling (Evan Skolnick)
Video Game Storytelling
79
Evan Skolnick
Walking on Water (Madeleine L'engle)
Walking on Water
80
Madeleine L'engle
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