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On Writing Summary
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway 1984 160 pages
4.02
4k+ ratings
Writing
Classics
Literature
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months Summary
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months
by John Locke 2011 170 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Writing
Business
Ebooks
Newsletter Ninja Summary
Newsletter Ninja
How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert
by Tammi Labrecque 2018 146 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Reference
Creative Calling Summary
Creative Calling
Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
by Chase Jarvis 2019 304 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Story Structure Architect Summary
Story Structure Architect
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2005 288 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write
An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
by Julia Cameron 1998 281 pages
4.07
6k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Writing to Be Understood Summary
Writing to Be Understood
What Works and Why
by Anne H. Janzer 2018 148 pages
4.19
275 ratings
Writing
Business
Communication
Words that Sell Summary
Words that Sell
The Thesaurus to Help You Promote Your Products, Services, and Ideas
by Richard Bayan 1987 162 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Business
Writing
Reference
Making Comics Summary
Making Comics
Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
by Scott McCloud 2006 264 pages
4.34
9k+ ratings
Comics
Art
Graphic Novels
The One Hour Content Plan Summary
The One Hour Content Plan
The Solopreneur's Guide to a Year's Worth of Blog Post Ideas in 60 Minutes and Creating Content That Hooks and Sells
by Meera Kothand 2017 148 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Entrepreneurship
Nicely Said Summary
Nicely Said
Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
by Nicole Fenton 2014 192 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Writing
Design
Business
The First Five Pages Summary
The First Five Pages
A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
by Noah Lukeman 2000 208 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Impossible to Ignore Summary
Impossible to Ignore
Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions
by Carmen Simon 2016 288 pages
3.79
441 ratings
Business
Psychology
Communication
The Content Code Summary
The Content Code
Six essential strategies to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business
by Mark W. Schaefer 2015 260 pages
3.83
339 ratings
Business
Psychology
Writing
Writing Magic Summary
Writing Magic
Creating Stories that Fly
by Gail Carson Levine 2006 168 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Middle Grade
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Summary
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student
by Edward P.J. Corbett 1965 562 pages
4.18
430 ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Education
Writing the Natural Way Summary
Writing the Natural Way
Turn the Task of Writing into the Joy of Writing
by Gabriele Lusser Rico 1983 288 pages
3.93
418 ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Writing Is Designing Summary
Writing Is Designing
Words and the User Experience
by Michael J. Metts 2020 200 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Design
Writing
Business
The One-Page Proposal Summary
The One-Page Proposal
How to Get Your Business Pitch onto One Persuasive Page
by Patrick G. Riley 2002 112 pages
3.87
164 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Reference
The Positive Trait Thesaurus Summary
The Positive Trait Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes
by Angela Ackerman 2013 241 pages
4.62
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
The Content Trap Summary
The Content Trap
A Strategist's Guide to Digital Change
by Bharat Anand 2016 464 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Business
Technology
Writing
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
by Lisa Congdon 2019 132 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
Art
Design
Self Help
POP! Summary
POP!
Stand Out in Any Crowd
by Sam Horn 2006 256 pages
3.84
345 ratings
Business
Writing
Entrepreneurship
Write No Matter What Summary
Write No Matter What
Advice for Academics
by Joli Jensen 2017 166 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Academia
How to Tell a Story Summary
How to Tell a Story
The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
by Meg Bowles 2022 288 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Communication
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
Insider Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers
by Karl Iglesias 2001 272 pages
3.87
479 ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Story or Die Summary
Story or Die
How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life
by Lisa Cron 2021 261 pages
4.09
334 ratings
Writing
Business
Psychology
The Forest for the Trees Summary
The Forest for the Trees
by Betsy Lerner 2000 304 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Book of Alchemy Summary
The Book of Alchemy
A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life
by Suleika Jaouad 2025 305 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Essays
How to Be an Artist Summary
How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz 2020 144 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Speed Reading For Dummies Summary
Speed Reading For Dummies
by Richard Sutz 2009 288 pages
3.54
322 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Writing
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career Summary
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career
by James Scott Bell 2016 114 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Writing
Short Stories
Crafts
English Grammar For Dummies Summary
English Grammar For Dummies
by Geraldine Woods 2001 416 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
Help! for Writers Summary
Help! for Writers
210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
by Roy Peter Clark 2011 164 pages
3.92
443 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Improving Your Storytelling Summary
Improving Your Storytelling
Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work and Play
by Doug Lipman 1999 224 pages
3.59
206 ratings
Writing
Adult
Self Help
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers
Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
by James Scott Bell 2009 259 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Louder than Words Summary
Louder than Words
Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
by Todd Henry 2015 224 pages
4.11
457 ratings
Business
Writing
Self Help
Content Chemistry Summary
Content Chemistry
An Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing
by Andy Crestodina 2012 112 pages
4.10
118 ratings
Business
Professional Development
Design
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami Summary
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami
by David Karashima 2020 304 pages
3.71
477 ratings
Japan
Writing
Books About Books
Action Summary
Action
The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game
by Robert McKee 2022 240 pages
4.29
126 ratings
Writing
Film
Excellence in Business Communication Summary
Excellence in Business Communication
by John V. Thill 1990 672 pages
3.83
206 ratings
Business
Communication
Textbooks
The Elements of Content Strategy Summary
The Elements of Content Strategy
by Erin Kissane 2011 88 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith 2017 288 pages
3.73
195 ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Super Structure Summary
Super Structure
The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story
by James Scott Bell 2015 118 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Storytelling Edge Summary
The Storytelling Edge
How to Transform Your Business, Stop Screaming into the Void, and Make People Love You
by Shane Snow 2018 208 pages
3.42
346 ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Summary
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
by Nancy Kress 2005 232 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Art of Slow Writing Summary
The Art of Slow Writing
Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity
by Louise DeSalvo 2014 336 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
Story Trumps Structure Summary
Story Trumps Structure
How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules
by Steven James 2013 306 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
How To
A Writer's Diary Summary
A Writer's Diary
by Virginia Woolf 1953 355 pages
4.17
6k+ ratings
Writing
Classics
Biography
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
by Julia Bell 2001 449 pages
3.95
363 ratings
Writing
Reference
Essays
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