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Reading Like a Writer Summary
Reading Like a Writer
by Francine Prose 2006 320 pages
3.77
11k+ ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Reference
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
Advanced Techniques For Dramatic Storytelling
by James N. Frey 1994 176 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Literature
The Bezos Blueprint Summary
The Bezos Blueprint
Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman
by Carmine Gallo 2022 261 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Business
Communication
Writing
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor
Critical Thinking in the Age of Bias, Contested Truth, and Disinformation
by Thomas C. Foster 2020 336 pages
3.01
500+ ratings
Writing
Education
Books About Books
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling Summary
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling
Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative
by Stephen Denning 2005 368 pages
3.61
405 ratings
Business
Leadership
Communication
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great
A Guide for Writing & Rewriting by Hollywood Script Consultant Linda Seger
by Linda Seger 1987 252 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook Summary
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook
Simple Lessons and Activities to Teach Yourself Over 1,400 Must-Know Words
by Chris Lele 2018 254 pages
4.17
220 ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier 2004 272 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Comedy
Theatre
Humor
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury 1973 176 pages
4.08
21k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
About Writing Summary
About Writing
Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews
by Samuel R. Delany 2006 272 pages
4.26
459 ratings
Writing
Essays
Crafts
Brief Summary
Brief
Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less
by Joseph McCormack 2014 256 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Leadership
Perennial Seller Summary
Perennial Seller
The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
by Ryan Holiday 2017 256 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Entrepreneurship
Turning Pro Summary
Turning Pro
Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work
by Steven Pressfield 2012 134 pages
4.15
14k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Business
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot
A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
by Paul J. Silvia 2007 145 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Writing
Academia
Academic
Mystery Summary
Mystery
A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution
by Jonah Lehrer 2021 240 pages
3.84
189 ratings
Psychology
Mystery
Social Science
The Anatomy of Genres Summary
The Anatomy of Genres
How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
by John Truby 2022 722 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Summary
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
A Guide to Academic Publishing Success
by Wendy Laura Belcher 2008 376 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Writing
Academia
Academic
High School English Grammar and Composition Summary
High School English Grammar and Composition
by P.C. Wren 1935 431 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Communication
The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
The Serious Business of Being Funny
by Steve Kaplan 2013 280 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Comedy
Writing
Humor
Platform Summary
Platform
Get Noticed in a Noisy World
by Michael Hyatt 2012 261 pages
4.16
13k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Leadership
The Hero Within Summary
The Hero Within
Six Archetypes We Live By
by Carol S. Pearson 1986 338 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mythology
The Complete Artist's Way Summary
The Complete Artist's Way
Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
by Julia Cameron 2007 730 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Outlining Your Novel Summary
Outlining Your Novel
by K.M. Weiland 2011 186 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Summary
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013 195 pages
3.95
9k+ ratings
Business
Social Media
Personal Development
Writing for Busy Readers Summary
Writing for Busy Readers
Communicate More Effectively in the Real World
by Todd Rogers 2023 256 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
Say It Well Summary
Say It Well
Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience
by Terry Szuplat 2024 352 pages
4.19
425 ratings
Self Help
Communication
Writing
Words Like Loaded Pistols Summary
Words Like Loaded Pistols
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
by Sam Leith 2011 322 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Writing
Philosophy
History
Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
by Howard S. Becker 1998 241 pages
4.06
405 ratings
Sociology
Research
Writing
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller
A Step-by-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters
by James N. Frey 2010 306 pages
3.79
321 ratings
Writing
How To
Research
Stein on Writing Summary
Stein on Writing
A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
by Sol Stein 1995 320 pages
4.28
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case
The Art of Persuading Judges
by Bryan A. Garner 2007 269 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Law
Legal
Writing
45 Master Characters Summary
45 Master Characters
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2001 304 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Mythology
Creating Character Arcs Summary
Creating Character Arcs
The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development
by K.M. Weiland 2016 215 pages
4.31
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Film
Letters To A Young Poet Summary
Letters To A Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke 1929 123 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
The Story Factor Summary
The Story Factor
Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling
by Annette Simmons 2000 320 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling
What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques
by Evan Skolnick 2014 208 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Video Games
Consider This Summary
Consider This
Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020 256 pages
4.37
5k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Biography
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
by Thomas C. Foster 2003 314 pages
3.58
34k+ ratings
School
Books About Books
Writing
The Art Spirit Summary
The Art Spirit
by Robert Henri 1929 284 pages
3.87
27k+ ratings
Art
Philosophy
Art History
The Elements of Typographic Style Summary
The Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst 1992 352 pages
4.26
9k+ ratings
Design
Art
Reference
Steering The Craft Summary
Steering The Craft
A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1998 160 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Storynomics Summary
Storynomics
Story-Driven Marketing in the Post-Advertising World
by Robert McKee 2018 272 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Business
Writing
Professional Development
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 1986 336 pages
4.21
32k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Free Play Summary
Free Play
Improvisation in Life and Art
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990 256 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
Art
Music
Psychology
Strategic Writing for UX Summary
Strategic Writing for UX
Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word
by Torrey Podmajersky 2019 192 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Design
Writing
Business
Telling True Stories Summary
Telling True Stories
A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
by Mark Kramer 2007 317 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Writing
Journalism
Essays
How to Read Better and Faster Summary
How to Read Better and Faster
by Norman Lewis 1951 239 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Self Help
Language
Writing
Writing the Breakout Novel Summary
Writing the Breakout Novel
Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
by Donald Maass 2001 272 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest
by Ahmir Thompson 2018 288 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
Music
Art
Memoir
The Unpublished David Ogilvy Summary
The Unpublished David Ogilvy
by David Ogilvy 1987 192 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Business
Biography
Writing
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