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100 Must-Read, Best Books on Writing and the Writer's Life - Page 3

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The Way of the Writer (Charles Johnson)
The Way of the Writer
81
Charles Johnson
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
82
Haruki Murakami
What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction (Toni Morrison)
What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction
83
Toni Morrison
Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir (Amy Tan)
Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir
84
Amy Tan
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Jeff Vandermeer)
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
85
Jeff Vandermeer
Woolgathering (Patti Smith)
Woolgathering
86
Patti Smith
Words for Pictures (Brian Michael Bend)
Words for Pictures
87
Brian Michael Bend
Write Naked (Jennifer Probst)
Write Naked
88
Jennifer Probst
Write Your Novel in a Month (Jeff Gerke)
Write Your Novel in a Month
89
Jeff Gerke
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
90
Writer's Market 2018 (Robert Lee Brewer)
Writer's Market 2018
91
Robert Lee Brewer
Writing Down the Bones (Natalie Goldberg)
Writing Down the Bones
92
Natalie Goldberg
Writing Hard Stories (Melanie Brooks)
Writing Hard Stories
93
Melanie Brooks
The Writing Life (Annie Dillard)
The Writing Life
94
Annie Dillard
The Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work (Marie Arana)
The Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work
95
Marie Arana
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly (Gail Caron Levine)
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly
96
Gail Caron Levine
Writing Tools (Roy Peter Clark)
Writing Tools
97
Roy Peter Clark
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes
98
Shonda Rhimes
Your Creative Writing Masterclass (Jergen Wolff)
Your Creative Writing Masterclass
99
Jergen Wolff
Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury)
Zen in the Art of Writing
100
Ray Bradbury
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