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80 Books on Writing

A list of 80 (and a few more) books on writing that I have read or want to read. Most are creative writing centered.
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On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
1
Stephen King
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
2
Anne Lamott
The Art and Craft of Novel Writing (Oakley Hall)
The Art and Craft of Novel Writing
3
Oakley Hall
The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
The Artist's Way
4
Julia Cameron
On Writing (Eudora Welty)
On Writing
5
Eudora Welty
Writing Down the Bones (Natalie Goldberg)
Writing Down the Bones
6
Natalie Goldberg
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide From New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Gotham's Writers' Workshop)
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide From New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
7
Gotham's Writers' Workshop
Plot & Structure (James Scott Bell)
Plot & Structure
8
James Scott Bell
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-Of-This-World Novels and Short Stories (Orson Scott Card, Philip Athans)
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-Of-This-World Novels and Short Stories
9
Orson Scott Card, Philip Athans
Wonderbook (Jeff Vandermeer)
Wonderbook
10
Jeff Vandermeer
The Making of a Story (Alice Laplante)
The Making of a Story
11
Alice Laplante
On Writing Well (William Zinsser)
On Writing Well
12
William Zinsser
The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercised That Transform Your Fiction (Brian Kiteley)
The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercised That Transform Your Fiction
13
Brian Kiteley
Elements of Style (White, E.B.)
Elements of Style
14
White, E.B.
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
15
Lynne Truss
Write (Karen Peterson Ph.D.)
Write
16
Karen Peterson Ph.D.
The Art of Dramatic Writing (Lajos Egri)
The Art of Dramatic Writing
17
Lajos Egri
Write Your Novel in a Month (Jeff Gerke)
Write Your Novel in a Month
18
Jeff Gerke
No Plot? No Problems (Chris Baty)
No Plot? No Problems
19
Chris Baty
Word Painting (Rebecca McClanahan)
Word Painting
20
Rebecca McClanahan
The Daily Writer: 366 Meditations to Cultivate a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life (Fred White)
The Daily Writer: 366 Meditations to Cultivate a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life
21
Fred White
Write Faster, Write Better (David a Fryxell)
Write Faster, Write Better
22
David a Fryxell
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly (Gail Caron Levine)
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly
23
Gail Caron Levine
Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do
Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do
24
Writing Poetry to Save Your Life (Maria Mazziotti Gillan)
Writing Poetry to Save Your Life
25
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Writing the Breakout Novel (Donald Maass)
Writing the Breakout Novel
26
Donald Maass
Characters and Viewpoint (Orson Scott Card)
Characters and Viewpoint
27
Orson Scott Card
The Right to Write (Julia Cameron)
The Right to Write
28
Julia Cameron
Elements of the Writing Craft (Robert Olmstead)
Elements of the Writing Craft
29
Robert Olmstead
On Writing the Short Story (Hallie Burnett)
On Writing the Short Story
30
Hallie Burnett
Writer's Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing (Various)
Writer's Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing
31
Various
How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers (Richard Cohen)
How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers
32
Richard Cohen
The Giblin Guide to Writing Children's Books (James Cross Giblin)
The Giblin Guide to Writing Children's Books
33
James Cross Giblin
How to Write (Gertrude Stein)
How to Write
34
Gertrude Stein
This Book Will Teach You to Write Better (Neville Medhora)
This Book Will Teach You to Write Better
35
Neville Medhora
The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing (David Morley)
The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing
36
David Morley
Creative Writing Demystified (Sheila Bender, M.A.)
Creative Writing Demystified
37
Sheila Bender, M.A.
How to Write It: Work With Words (Anthony Anaxagorou)
How to Write It: Work With Words
38
Anthony Anaxagorou
The Courage to Write (Ralph Keyes)
The Courage to Write
39
Ralph Keyes
Creative Writing Exercises (Maggie Hamand)
Creative Writing Exercises
40
Maggie Hamand
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