Books like How I write
Loved How I write by Dan Crowe? Here are 7 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
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- 1On Writing
On Writing
Stephen KingA writer's personal account of his working habits, paired with practical advice on craft.
Books like it → - 2Bird by Bird
- 3Steering the Craft
Steering the Craft
Ursula K. Le GuinA short set of exercises and essays on the technical choices that shape fiction.
- 4Writing Down the Bones
Writing Down the Bones
Natalie GoldbergShort exercises and reflections on writing as a daily discipline.
- 5Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
Ray BradburyEssays by a working novelist on imagination, enthusiasm and the act of writing.
- 6Story
Story
Robert McKeeA detailed guide to structure and story principles, aimed at screenwriters but read by novelists too.
- 7The Sense of Style
The Sense of Style
Steven PinkerA modern guide to clear English prose, drawing on linguistics and examples of good and bad writing.
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