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The 27 Best Books on Writing

"From grammar rules to publishing advice to personal narratives, these books on writing reveal in intimate detail the ins and outs of what it means to call yourself a writer."
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The Forest for the Trees (Betsy Lerner)
The Forest for the Trees
1
Betsy Lerner
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
2
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Story Engineering (Larry Brooks)
Story Engineering
3
Larry Brooks
Naked, Drunk and Writing (Adair Lara)
Naked, Drunk and Writing
4
Adair Lara
How to Write a Damn Good Novel (James N. Frey)
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
5
James N. Frey
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
6
Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life With Words (Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge)
Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life With Words
7
Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge
The Writing Life (Annie Dillard)
The Writing Life
8
Annie Dillard
The War of Art (Steven Pressfield)
The War of Art
9
Steven Pressfield
Walking on Water
Walking on Water
10
On Writing (Charles Bukowski)
On Writing
11
Charles Bukowski
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
12
Lisa Cron
A Poetry Handbook (Mary Oliver)
A Poetry Handbook
13
Mary Oliver
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
14
Writing Tools (Roy Peter Clark)
Writing Tools
15
Roy Peter Clark
On Moral Fiction (John Gardner)
On Moral Fiction
16
John Gardner
Still Writing (Dani Shapiro)
Still Writing
17
Dani Shapiro
First You Write (Joni Rodgers)
First You Write
18
Joni Rodgers
Writing Past Dark (Bonnie Friedman)
Writing Past Dark
19
Bonnie Friedman
Several Short Sentences About Writing (Verlyn Klinkenborg)
Several Short Sentences About Writing
20
Verlyn Klinkenborg
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
21
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide From the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University (Mark Kramer and Wendy Call)
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide From the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
22
Mark Kramer and Wendy Call
The New New Journalism: Conversations With America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft (Robert Boynton)
The New New Journalism: Conversations With America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft
23
Robert Boynton
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
24
On Writing Well
On Writing Well
25
Writing Down the Bones (Natalie Goldberg)
Writing Down the Bones
26
Natalie Goldberg
The Associated Press Stylebook (The Associated Press)
The Associated Press Stylebook
27
The Associated Press
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