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How to Write Clearly Summary
How to Write Clearly
Write with purpose, reach your reader and make your meaning crystal clear
by Tom Albrighton 2021 356 pages
4.29
112 ratings
Writing
Productivity
Business
Self Publishing Books 101 Summary
Self Publishing Books 101
Helping You Get Published and Noticed
by Shelley Hitz 2012 54 pages
3.78
292 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Style Summary
Style
Toward Clarity and Grace
by Joseph M. Williams 1981 226 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Dancing Fish and Ammonites Summary
Dancing Fish and Ammonites
A Memoir
by Penelope Lively 2013 240 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword 2012 220 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Writing
Academia
Academic
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain Summary
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
by George Saunders 2021 403 pages
4.53
25k+ ratings
Writing
Short Stories
Essays
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success Summary
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success
by Sean Platt 2013 523 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Make A Killing On Kindle Summary
Make A Killing On Kindle
Without Blogging, Facebook Or Twitter. The Guerilla Marketer's Guide To Selling Ebooks On Amazon.
by Michael Alvear 2012 132 pages
3.92
313 ratings
Writing
Business
Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts Summary
Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts
by Joanna Penn 2014 192 pages
4.13
181 ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
Transformational Speaking Summary
Transformational Speaking
If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story
by Gail Larsen 2009 208 pages
4.02
157 ratings
Communication
Business
Self Help
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book Summary
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book
by Derek Murphy 2014 214 pages
4.05
116 ratings
Writing
Reference
Productivity
Nonconformity Summary
Nonconformity
Writing on Writing
by Nelson Algren 1996 144 pages
4.07
268 ratings
Writing
Essays
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993 158 pages
3.44
16 ratings
Writing
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts
by Ryan Andrew Kinder 2014 111 pages
3.72
415 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson 2018 156 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Ebooks
Building Great Sentences Summary
Building Great Sentences
How to Write the Kinds of Sentences You Love to Read
by Brooks Landon 2013 288 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
The Freelance Academic Summary
The Freelance Academic
Transform Your Creative Life and Career
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019 202 pages
4.21
34 ratings
Writing
Education
Autobiography
How to Write Romantasy Summary
How to Write Romantasy
Blending Fantasy and Romance into One Heart-Stopping Adventure
by Jenna Moreci 2025 240 pages
4.17
185 ratings
Writing
Romantasy
Romance
Writing Down Your Soul Summary
Writing Down Your Soul
How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within
by Janet Conner 2008 253 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Writing
Spirituality
Self Help
Your Creative Brain Summary
Your Creative Brain
Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life
by Shelley Carson 2013 386 pages
3.87
233 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"? Summary
But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"?
Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A
by University of Chicago Press 2016 112 pages
4.27
132 ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus Summary
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus
An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories
by Fred White 2014 320 pages
3.84
116 ratings
Writing
Reference
Google
The Language of the Night Summary
The Language of the Night
Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1979 304 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Literary Criticism
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Summary
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing
Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Your Own Book
by Marilyn Ross 1989 576 pages
3.91
268 ratings
Writing
Reference
Business
The Writer's Process Summary
The Writer's Process
Getting Your Brain in Gear
by Anne H. Janzer 2016 200 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Psychology
Effective Notetaking Summary
Effective Notetaking
Strategies to Help You Study Effectively
by Fiona McPherson 2007 266 pages
3.87
134 ratings
Productivity
Personal Development
Self Help
The Notebook Summary
The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper
by Roland Allen 2023 416 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
History
Writing
Books About Books
The Art and Craft of Writing Summary
The Art and Craft of Writing
Secrets for Taking Your Writing to the Next Level
by L. Jagi Lamplighter 2021 196 pages
4.33
9 ratings
Writing
Write a Must-Read Summary
Write a Must-Read
Craft a Book That Changes Lives―Including Your Own
by A.J. Harper 2022 224 pages
4.51
128 ratings
Writing
Business
How Not to Make a Short Film Summary
How Not to Make a Short Film
Secrets from a Sundance Programmer
by Roberta Marie Munroe 2009 288 pages
3.67
492 ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Writing
On Becoming an Artist Summary
On Becoming an Artist
Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity
by Ellen J. Langer 2005 304 pages
3.75
363 ratings
Art
Psychology
Self Help
Embrace Your Weird Summary
Embrace Your Weird
Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity
by Felicia Day 2019 272 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Humor
Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch Summary
Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch
Let Verbs Power Your Writing
by Constance Hale 2012 400 pages
3.96
271 ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
How To Summary
How To
Write Better Copy
by Steve Harrison 2016 187 pages
4.20
176 ratings
Business
Writing
Professional Development
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space
How Successful Academics Write
by Helen Sword 2017 266 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Writing
Academia
Academic
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit Summary
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
by Robert Ben Garant 2011 338 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Humor
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies Summary
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies
The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
by Blake Snyder 2007 287 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children Summary
The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children
by Nancy Lamb 2001 240 pages
4.16
307 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Una habitación propia Summary
Una habitación propia
by Virginia Woolf 1929 80 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Classics
Feminism
Essays
Be a Brilliant Business Writer Summary
Be a Brilliant Business Writer
Write Well, Write Fast, and Whip the Competition
by Jane Curry 2010 224 pages
4.14
28 ratings
Writing
Always Take Notes Summary
Always Take Notes
Advice from some of the world's greatest writers
by Simon Akam 2023 310 pages
3.56
140 ratings
Writing
Books About Books
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book
A Guide for Scholarly Authors
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021 204 pages
4.71
100 ratings
Writing
Academic
Academia
How to Write a Novel Summary
How to Write a Novel
47 Rules for Writing a Stupendously Awesome Novel That You Will Love Forever
by Nathan Bransford 2013 150 pages
4.18
441 ratings
Writing
Reference
Ebooks
Words and Rules Summary
Words and Rules
by Steven Pinker 1999 397 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell
Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss
by Sandra Marinella 2017 328 pages
4.40
238 ratings
Writing
Self Help
Mental Health
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes
One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.86
205 ratings
Productivity
Reference
Self Help
The Secret Life of Pronouns Summary
The Secret Life of Pronouns
What Our Words Say About Us
by James W. Pennebaker 2011 368 pages
3.67
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Language
Linguistics
ADVANTAGE Summary
ADVANTAGE
Harnessing Cumulative Advantage in the Winner Takes All Publishing Market
by Joe Solari 2020 236 pages
4.56
52 ratings
Writing
Selling a Screenplay Summary
Selling a Screenplay
The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood
by Syd Field 1989 304 pages
3.70
91 ratings
Film
Writing
Reference
Good Prose Summary
Good Prose
The Art of Nonfiction
by Tracy Kidder 2013 195 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Reference
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