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1

The Elements of Style

by William Jr. Strunk

20,030 members

193 reviews

4.2

Member: ohNeal

2

by Stephen King

18,694 members

518 reviews

4.2

Member: ohNeal

3

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

15,714 members

334 reviews

3.8

Member: ohNeal

4

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

10,233 members

241 reviews

4.1

Member: ohNeal

5

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

by Natalie Goldberg

5,417 members

84 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

6

The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle

by Steven Pressfield

3,396 members

108 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

7

How to Read and Why

by Harold Bloom

2,898 members

33 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ohNeal

8

Zen in the Art of Writing

by Ray Bradbury

2,653 members

55 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

9

The Writing Life

by Annie Dillard

2,581 members

55 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

10

Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English

by Patricia T. O'Conner

2,523 members

19 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

11

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

by Robert McKee

2,213 members

37 reviews

4.1

Member: ohNeal

12

The Art of Fiction

by John Gardner

2,066 members

26 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

13

If You Want to Write

by Brenda Ueland

2,006 members

44 reviews

4.1

Member: ohNeal

14

A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry

1,782 members

21 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

15

How Fiction Works

1,691 members

61 reviews

3.8

Member: ohNeal

16

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

by Janet Burroway

1,375 members

17 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

17

The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms

1,270 members

9 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

18

Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry

by Laurence Perrine

1,213 members

3 reviews

3.8

Member: ohNeal

19

On Becoming a Novelist

by John Gardner

1,005 members

18 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

20

The Art of Dramatic Writing; Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

786 members

10 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

21

The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

by Kim Addonizio

691 members

8 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

22

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide

by Robert Pinsky

656 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ohNeal

23

The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

by Richard Hugo

603 members

2 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

24

In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop

573 members

3 reviews

3.8

Member: ohNeal

25

Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing

by Patricia T. O'Conner

561 members

5 reviews

3.8

Member: ohNeal

26

The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear

541 members

12 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

27

by Tillie Olsen

428 members

5 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ohNeal

28

The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative

by Vivian Gornick

413 members

7 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

29

The Portable MFA in Creative Writing

by Michelle Ehrhard

370 members

9 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: ohNeal

30

Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry

by Jane Hirshfield

365 members

4 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ohNeal

31

The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction

by Stephen Koch

332 members

5 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

32

Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art

by Judith Barrington

250 members

2 reviews

3.8

Member: ohNeal

33

The Art and Craft of Poetry

by Michael J. Bugeja

246 members

7 reviews

3.9

Member: ohNeal

34

Your Life as Story: Discovering the "New Autobiography" and Writing Memoir as Literature

by Tristine Rainer

241 members

2 reviews

4.1

Member: ohNeal

35

One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft

by Susan M. Tiberghien

186 members

2 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ohNeal

36

Finding Your Writer's Voice: A Guide to Creative Fiction

by Thaisa Frank

132 members

3.9

Member: ohNeal

37

Thanks, But This Isn't for Us: A (Sort of) Compassionate Guide to Why Your Writing is Being Rejected

by Jessica Page Morrell

85 members

6 reviews

4

Member: ohNeal

38

Writing from the Body: For writers, artists and dreamers who long to free their voice

84 members

½ 3.7

Member: ohNeal

39

A Short Story Writer's Companion

60 members

½ 2.3

Member: ohNeal

40

Better Punctuation in 30 Minutes a Day

by Ceil Cleveland

40 members

½ 2.5

Member: ohNeal

41

A Poet's Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry

by Annie Ridley Crane Finch

21 members

1 review

5

Member: ohNeal

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Started: ohNeal
December 2014
Type: Unnumbered, Adding restricted

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