Explanation Craft Books | Summaries & Audio

The Complete Book of Woodcarving

by Everett Ellenwood • 2008

Grain reading, razor edges, eight projects: the woodcarving guide that leaves nothing out.

4.10

🪵 Wood Carving 🔨 Traditional Crafts 🗡️ Tool Sharpening 🎨 Wood Finishing 🖼️ Relief Carving

The Complete Book of Woodcarving Summary

The Complete Book of Woodcarving 88%

Grain reading, razor edges, eight projects: the woodcarving guide that leaves nothing out.

by Everett Ellenwood 2008

4.10

93 ratings

🪵 Wood Carving 🔨 Traditional Crafts 🗡️ Tool Sharpening 🎨 Wood Finishing 🖼️ Relief Carving

Writing to Be Understood

by Anne H. Janzer • 2018

Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.

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275

📝 Nonfiction Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 📖 Plain Language 🎯 Expert Blind Spots 📚 Storytelling Craft

Writing to Be Understood 88%

Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.

by Anne H. Janzer 2018

4.19

275 ratings

📝 Nonfiction Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology 📖 Plain Language 🎯 Expert Blind Spots 📚 Storytelling Craft

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

by Peter Korn • 2013

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

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2k+

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters 88%

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

by Peter Korn 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

Description

by Monica Wood • 1995

Description isn't decoration: the craft of building a world readers can see, hear, and feel.

4.06

610

🛠️ Fiction Craft 🖊️ Descriptive Writing ⚖️ Showing Vs Telling 👁️ Point Of View 💬 Dialogue Craft

Description 88%

Description isn't decoration: the craft of building a world readers can see, hear, and feel.

by Monica Wood 1995

4.06

610 ratings

🛠️ Fiction Craft 🖊️ Descriptive Writing ⚖️ Showing Vs Telling 👁️ Point Of View 💬 Dialogue Craft

How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method

by Randy Ingermanson • 2018

Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.

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634

🎬 Scene Construction 📖 Novel Writing 🏗️ Story Structure ⚙️ Story Engineering 📋 Structured Outlining

How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method Summary

How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method 88%

Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.

by Randy Ingermanson 2018

4.33

634 ratings

🎬 Scene Construction 📖 Novel Writing 🏗️ Story Structure ⚙️ Story Engineering 📋 Structured Outlining

The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes

by John Britt • 2004

High-fire glazes: the recipes, chemistry, and firing know-how for repeatable cone 10 results.

4.49

138

🫙 Ceramic Glazes 🏺 Studio Ceramics ⚗️ Glaze Chemistry 🔥 Kiln Firing 💨 Atmospheric Firing

The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes Summary

The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes 88%

High-fire glazes: the recipes, chemistry, and firing know-how for repeatable cone 10 results.

by John Britt 2004

4.49

138 ratings

🫙 Ceramic Glazes 🏺 Studio Ceramics ⚗️ Glaze Chemistry 🔥 Kiln Firing 💨 Atmospheric Firing

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic

by Michael Jay Geier • 2010

Diagnose the silent failure, read the schematic, fix it yourself. No engineering degree required.

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367

🔌 Electronics Repair 🔍 Troubleshooting Methods 📐 Schematic Reading 🛠️ Soldering Techniques 📚 Repair Manuals

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic Summary

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic 88%

Diagnose the silent failure, read the schematic, fix it yourself. No engineering degree required.

by Michael Jay Geier 2010

3.93

367 ratings

🔌 Electronics Repair 🔍 Troubleshooting Methods 📐 Schematic Reading 🛠️ Soldering Techniques 📚 Repair Manuals

Word Painting

by Rebecca McClanahan • 2014

Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.

4.13

816

✍️ Writing Craft 👃 Sensory Detail 🎬 Show Don't Tell 🖼️ Figurative Language 🛠️ Workshop Techniques

Word Painting 88%

Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.

by Rebecca McClanahan 2014

4.13

816 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 👃 Sensory Detail 🎬 Show Don't Tell 🖼️ Figurative Language 🛠️ Workshop Techniques

The Craftsman

by Richard Sennett • 2008

Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.

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2k+

🔨 Philosophy Of Work 🏺 Material Culture 🔧 Skilled Labor ✋ Craftsmanship 🧠 Tacit Knowledge

The Craftsman 88%

Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.

by Richard Sennett 2008

3.84

2k+ ratings

🔨 Philosophy Of Work 🏺 Material Culture 🔧 Skilled Labor ✋ Craftsmanship 🧠 Tacit Knowledge

Mastering Plot Twists

by Jane K. Cleland • 2018

Why your plot twists fall flat: the real conflict is never external.

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199

✍️ Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🧱 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Motivation ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

Mastering Plot Twists 87%

Why your plot twists fall flat: the real conflict is never external.

by Jane K. Cleland 2018

3.88

199 ratings

✍️ Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🧱 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Motivation ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

Life Hacks

by Keith Bradford • 2014

Fast phone charging, quick hiccup relief, sinking-car escape: tiny fixes that cover daily life.

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1k+

🧰 Life Hacks 🏠 Household Tips 🩹 Diy Home Remedies 🍳 Kitchen Shortcuts 💰 Frugal Living

Life Hacks 87%

Fast phone charging, quick hiccup relief, sinking-car escape: tiny fixes that cover daily life.

by Keith Bradford 2014

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧰 Life Hacks 🏠 Household Tips 🩹 Diy Home Remedies 🍳 Kitchen Shortcuts 💰 Frugal Living

Description & Setting

by Ron Rozelle • 2005

Harvest details. Deploy the senses. Make setting an engine for character, mood, and plot.

4.02

954

✍️ Writing Craft 🖼️ Descriptive Writing 📖 Fiction Technique 👁️ Show Don't Tell 🗺️ Setting Development

Description & Setting 87%

Harvest details. Deploy the senses. Make setting an engine for character, mood, and plot.

by Ron Rozelle 2005

4.02

954 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🖼️ Descriptive Writing 📖 Fiction Technique 👁️ Show Don't Tell 🗺️ Setting Development

Craft, Inc.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2007

The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.

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1k+

🧵 Craft Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Brand Identity Design 📢 Craft Marketing 💪 Creative Confidence

Craft, Inc. 87%

The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2007

3.86

1k+ ratings

🧵 Craft Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Brand Identity Design 📢 Craft Marketing 💪 Creative Confidence

A Year of Living Simply

by Kate Humble • 2024

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

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2k+

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

A Year of Living Simply 87%

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

by Kate Humble 2024

3.71

2k+ ratings

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences

by June Casagrande • 2010

Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.

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2k+

📝 Writing Craft ✍️ Sentence Craft 🖋️ Prose Style 📖 Grammar For Writers ✂️ Editing Tips

It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences Summary

It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences 87%

Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.

by June Casagrande 2010

4.15

2k+ ratings

📝 Writing Craft ✍️ Sentence Craft 🖋️ Prose Style 📖 Grammar For Writers ✂️ Editing Tips

Abstract Art Painting

by Debora Stewart • 2015

Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.

4.10

187

🎨 Abstract Painting 🧩 Mixed Media Art ✨ Intuitive Art 🔄 Creative Process 🌈 Color Theory

Abstract Art Painting 87%

Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.

by Debora Stewart 2015

4.10

187 ratings

🎨 Abstract Painting 🧩 Mixed Media Art ✨ Intuitive Art 🔄 Creative Process 🌈 Color Theory

Crafting Novels & Short Stories

by The Writer's Digest • 2011

Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.

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373

📝 Novel Writing 📖 Short Story Writing 🎭 Character Creation 📊 Plot Structure 💬 Dialogue Craft

Crafting Novels & Short Stories 87%

Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.

by The Writer's Digest 2011

3.89

373 ratings

📝 Novel Writing 📖 Short Story Writing 🎭 Character Creation 📊 Plot Structure 💬 Dialogue Craft

Invent To Learn

by Sylvia Libow Martinez • 2013

How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.

4.17

803

🛠️ Maker Education 📁 Project-Based Learning 📐 Constructionism 🔄 Iterative Design 🧪 Tinkering

Invent To Learn 87%

How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.

by Sylvia Libow Martinez 2013

4.17

803 ratings

🛠️ Maker Education 📁 Project-Based Learning 📐 Constructionism 🔄 Iterative Design 🧪 Tinkering

Help! for Writers

by Roy Peter Clark • 2011

210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.

3.92

443

🖊️ Writing Craft 📰 Journalism And Reporting 💡 Idea Generation 🧱 Writer's Block ✂️ Revision Strategies

Help! for Writers 87%

210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.

by Roy Peter Clark 2011

3.92

443 ratings

🖊️ Writing Craft 📰 Journalism And Reporting 💡 Idea Generation 🧱 Writer's Block ✂️ Revision Strategies

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing

by Gary Provost • 1985

Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.

4.03

2k+

✍️ Writing Craft 🪶 Plain Style ✂️ Concision 🎵 Sentence Rhythm 📖 Storytelling Techniques

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Summary

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing 87%

Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.

by Gary Provost 1985

4.03

2k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🪶 Plain Style ✂️ Concision 🎵 Sentence Rhythm 📖 Storytelling Techniques

The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes

by Jack M. Bickham • 1992

Thirty-eight mistakes that mark your fiction as amateur, and how to fix every single one.

3.78

1k+

🖋️ Fiction Craft 📚 Writing Reference 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development 🎬 Show Don't Tell

The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes Summary

The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes 87%

Thirty-eight mistakes that mark your fiction as amateur, and how to fix every single one.

by Jack M. Bickham 1992

3.78

1k+ ratings

🖋️ Fiction Craft 📚 Writing Reference 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development 🎬 Show Don't Tell

Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure

by Jack M. Bickham • 1993

Your novel drags because your scenes end well. End them badly and the pages turn themselves.

4.11

2k+

🖋️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎬 Scene Craft 📐 Plot Architecture ⏳ Suspense Craft

Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure Summary

Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure 87%

Your novel drags because your scenes end well. End them badly and the pages turn themselves.

by Jack M. Bickham 1993

4.11

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎬 Scene Craft 📐 Plot Architecture ⏳ Suspense Craft

HVAC Tips 101

by Marvin Ray Williams • 2021

The filter, breaker, and drain checks that solve most HVAC problems before you call.

3.00

🏠 Home Maintenance ❄️ Hvac Systems 🔧 Appliance Repair 📅 Preventative Maintenance ⚡ Energy Efficiency

HVAC Tips 101 87%

The filter, breaker, and drain checks that solve most HVAC problems before you call.

by Marvin Ray Williams 2021

3.00

2 ratings

🏠 Home Maintenance ❄️ Hvac Systems 🔧 Appliance Repair 📅 Preventative Maintenance ⚡ Energy Efficiency

Make a Scene

by Jordan Rosenfeld • 2007

A novel lives or dies scene by scene. A blueprint for making every moment count.

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1k+

✍️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 📈 Plot Development 🎭 Character Development 🛠️ Writing Technique

Make a Scene 87%

A novel lives or dies scene by scene. A blueprint for making every moment count.

by Jordan Rosenfeld 2007

4.07

1k+ ratings

✍️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 📈 Plot Development 🎭 Character Development 🛠️ Writing Technique

The Pencil

by Henry Petroski • 1992

A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.

3.80

657

🏭 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Engineering Design 🏗️ Industrial History 🌐 Global Supply Chains

The Pencil 87%

A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.

by Henry Petroski 1992

3.80

657 ratings

🏭 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Engineering Design 🏗️ Industrial History 🌐 Global Supply Chains

The Anatomy of Story

by John Truby • 2007

The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.

4.25

7k+

🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Screenwriting ✍️ Fiction Craft 🌱 Organic Storytelling 📈 Plot Development

The Anatomy of Story 87%

The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.

by John Truby 2007

4.25

7k+ ratings

🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Screenwriting ✍️ Fiction Craft 🌱 Organic Storytelling 📈 Plot Development

Wordcraft

by Jack R. Hart • 2021

Writing isn't magic. A step-by-step method for clear, powerful prose, from idea to final polish.

4.13

107

🛠️ Writing Craft 📖 Narrative Nonfiction 🖋️ Prose Style 🎬 Show Don't Tell 🎵 Sentence Rhythm

Wordcraft 87%

Writing isn't magic. A step-by-step method for clear, powerful prose, from idea to final polish.

by Jack R. Hart 2021

4.13

107 ratings

🛠️ Writing Craft 📖 Narrative Nonfiction 🖋️ Prose Style 🎬 Show Don't Tell 🎵 Sentence Rhythm

The Art of X-Ray Reading

by Roy Peter Clark • 2016

How to read a novel and come away with a toolbox, not just a story.

4.04

1k+

✍️ Writing Craft 🔍 Close Reading 📖 Reading Like A Writer ✒️ Sentence Craft 🧩 Narrative Technique

The Art of X-Ray Reading 87%

How to read a novel and come away with a toolbox, not just a story.

by Roy Peter Clark 2016

4.04

1k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🔍 Close Reading 📖 Reading Like A Writer ✒️ Sentence Craft 🧩 Narrative Technique

Outlining Your Novel

by K.M. Weiland • 2011

Stop staring at the empty page: a pre-writing method that builds your novel before chapter one.

4.11

5k+

🖋️ Novel Writing 🗺️ Outlining Methods 🏗️ Story Structure 🧑 Character Development 📉 Plotting Techniques

Outlining Your Novel 87%

Stop staring at the empty page: a pre-writing method that builds your novel before chapter one.

by K.M. Weiland 2011

4.11

5k+ ratings

🖋️ Novel Writing 🗺️ Outlining Methods 🏗️ Story Structure 🧑 Character Development 📉 Plotting Techniques

Making Shapely Fiction

by Jerome Stern • 1991

Story templates over pep talks: pick a shape, fill it with detail, and turn idea into draft.

3.98

1k+

🖊️ Fiction Writing 🏗️ Story Structure 👁️ Point Of View 💬 Dialogue Craft 👂 Sensory Detail

Making Shapely Fiction 87%

Story templates over pep talks: pick a shape, fill it with detail, and turn idea into draft.

by Jerome Stern 1991

3.98

1k+ ratings

🖊️ Fiction Writing 🏗️ Story Structure 👁️ Point Of View 💬 Dialogue Craft 👂 Sensory Detail

The Art and Craft of Writing

by L. Jagi Lamplighter • 2021

Scenes that land: emotional reversals, dual threads, and characters who want two things at once.

4.33

🖋️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development 🎬 Scene Craft ✍️ Writing Technique

The Art and Craft of Writing 87%

Scenes that land: emotional reversals, dual threads, and characters who want two things at once.

by L. Jagi Lamplighter 2021

4.33

9 ratings

🖋️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development 🎬 Scene Craft ✍️ Writing Technique

Every Tool's a Hammer

by Adam Savage • 2019

A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.

4.18

11k+

🛠️ Maker Culture 🎨 Creative Process 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Iterative Design 📋 Project Workflow

Every Tool's a Hammer 87%

A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.

by Adam Savage 2019

4.18

11k+ ratings

🛠️ Maker Culture 🎨 Creative Process 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Iterative Design 📋 Project Workflow

Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish

by Joseph Bates • 2015

Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.

4.21

184

🖊️ Fiction Writing 👤 Character Development 📈 Plot Structure 💡 Creative Process ✂️ Revision Process

Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish Summary

Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish 87%

Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.

by Joseph Bates 2015

4.21

184 ratings

🖊️ Fiction Writing 👤 Character Development 📈 Plot Structure 💡 Creative Process ✂️ Revision Process

The Art and Craft of Storytelling

by Nancy Lamb • 2008

Fiction's core toolkit: structure that moves, characters who breathe, and revision that polishes.

4.06

204

📖 Fiction Writing 🎭 Storytelling Craft 👤 Character Development 🧱 Plot Structure 🎙️ Narrative Voice

The Art and Craft of Storytelling Summary

The Art and Craft of Storytelling 87%

Fiction's core toolkit: structure that moves, characters who breathe, and revision that polishes.

by Nancy Lamb 2008

4.06

204 ratings

📖 Fiction Writing 🎭 Storytelling Craft 👤 Character Development 🧱 Plot Structure 🎙️ Narrative Voice

Dialogue

by Robert McKee • 2016

Dialogue is action, not conversation. The real meaning lives in what characters won't say.

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🎬 Screenwriting Craft ✍️ Fiction Craft 💬 Dialogue Technique 🫥 Subtext 🗣️ Character Voice

Dialogue 87%

Dialogue is action, not conversation. The real meaning lives in what characters won't say.

by Robert McKee 2016

4.32

2k+ ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft ✍️ Fiction Craft 💬 Dialogue Technique 🫥 Subtext 🗣️ Character Voice

Documentary Storytelling

by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

4.00

148

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Documentary Storytelling 87%

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010

4.00

148 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Several Short Sentences About Writing

by Verlyn Klinkenborg • 2012

Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.

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✍️ Writing Advice 🔤 Sentence Craft 📖 Reading Like A Writer 🗣️ Plain Style ✒️ Aspiring Writers

Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary

Several Short Sentences About Writing 87%

Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.

by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012

4.13

4k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Advice 🔤 Sentence Craft 📖 Reading Like A Writer 🗣️ Plain Style ✒️ Aspiring Writers

On Writing Well

by William Zinsser • 1976

Your personality is the only writing tool: how to strip away everything that buries it.

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31k+

✍️ Nonfiction Writing 🛠️ Writing Craft ✂️ Rewriting And Editing 🎤 Writing Voice 📖 Narrative Nonfiction

On Writing Well 87%

Your personality is the only writing tool: how to strip away everything that buries it.

by William Zinsser 1976

4.23

31k+ ratings

✍️ Nonfiction Writing 🛠️ Writing Craft ✂️ Rewriting And Editing 🎤 Writing Voice 📖 Narrative Nonfiction

Story Engineering

by Larry Brooks • 2011

Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.

4.10

3k+

🏗️ Story Structure ✍️ Novel Writing 🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🧑 Character Development 📈 Plot Design

Story Engineering 87%

Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.

by Larry Brooks 2011

4.10

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Story Structure ✍️ Novel Writing 🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🧑 Character Development 📈 Plot Design

Beginnings, Middles & Ends

by Nancy Kress • 1992

Three pages to lose an editor: a framework for beginnings, middles, and endings that deliver.

4.00

3k+

📖 Fiction Craft 🏗 Story Structure 📈 Plot Development 🎭 Character Arcs 🪝 Opening Hooks

Beginnings, Middles & Ends 87%

Three pages to lose an editor: a framework for beginnings, middles, and endings that deliver.

by Nancy Kress 1992

4.00

3k+ ratings

📖 Fiction Craft 🏗 Story Structure 📈 Plot Development 🎭 Character Arcs 🪝 Opening Hooks

How to Grow a Novel

by Sol Stein • 1999

The editor's craft playbook: what makes readers abandon a novel, and how to keep them turning pages.

4.06

845

📝 Fiction Craft 👁️ Showing Vs Telling 💬 Dialogue Craft 👤 Character Development 🚪 Story Openings

How to Grow a Novel 87%

The editor's craft playbook: what makes readers abandon a novel, and how to keep them turning pages.

by Sol Stein 1999

4.06

845 ratings

📝 Fiction Craft 👁️ Showing Vs Telling 💬 Dialogue Craft 👤 Character Development 🚪 Story Openings

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

by Renni Browne • 1993

The self-editing techniques that find and fix the flaws keeping your novel from publication.

4.25

7k+

✍️ Fiction Editing 🔍 Self-Editing 🎭 Show Don't Tell 💬 Dialogue Craft 👁️ Point Of View

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Summary

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers 87%

The self-editing techniques that find and fix the flaws keeping your novel from publication.

by Renni Browne 1993

4.25

7k+ ratings

✍️ Fiction Editing 🔍 Self-Editing 🎭 Show Don't Tell 💬 Dialogue Craft 👁️ Point Of View

Damn Fine Story

by Chuck Wendig • 2017

Storytelling starts when a character's world breaks. The tools for what comes next.

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📝 Storytelling Craft ✍️ Fiction Writing 👤 Character Craft 🏗️ Plot Structure ⚡ Narrative Tension

Damn Fine Story 87%

Storytelling starts when a character's world breaks. The tools for what comes next.

by Chuck Wendig 2017

4.36

1k+ ratings

📝 Storytelling Craft ✍️ Fiction Writing 👤 Character Craft 🏗️ Plot Structure ⚡ Narrative Tension

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition

by Tommy Swindali • 2020

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

2.79

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition Summary

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition 87%

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

by Tommy Swindali 2020

2.79

14 ratings

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

Screenwriting Is Filmmaking

by Brian Dunnigan • 2020

Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.

3.33

🎬 Screenwriting Craft 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development ✍️ Scene Writing

Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 87%

Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.

by Brian Dunnigan 2020

3.33

3 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development ✍️ Scene Writing

Making a Good Script Great

by Linda Seger • 1987

Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.

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🎬 Screenwriting 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Arcs 🎥 Scene Construction ⚡ Dramatic Conflict

Making a Good Script Great 87%

Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.

by Linda Seger 1987

3.88

1k+ ratings

🎬 Screenwriting 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Arcs 🎥 Scene Construction ⚡ Dramatic Conflict

Story Trumps Structure

by Steven James • 2013

Why rigid outlines kill stories, and the three questions that keep your novel alive instead.

4.38

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📝 Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🌱 Organic Writing ⚡ Narrative Tension 🔧 Plot Mechanics

Story Trumps Structure 87%

Why rigid outlines kill stories, and the three questions that keep your novel alive instead.

by Steven James 2013

4.38

734 ratings

📝 Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🌱 Organic Writing ⚡ Narrative Tension 🔧 Plot Mechanics

The Perfectionists

by Simon Winchester • 2018

From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.

4.15

7k+

🔧 History Of Technology 🏭 Industrial Revolution 🔍 Microhistory 🏗️ Mass Production 💥 Scientific Failures

The Perfectionists 87%

From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.

by Simon Winchester 2018

4.15

7k+ ratings

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by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997

Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.

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Writing Short Films 87%

Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.

by Linda J. Cowgill 1997

3.70

303 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🎞️ Short Film 🏗️ Story Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ⚡ Conflict And Tension

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by Grant Barrett • 2016

Grammar isn't a rulebook. It's a toolkit for building sentences that say exactly what you mean.

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Perfect English Grammar 87%

Grammar isn't a rulebook. It's a toolkit for building sentences that say exactly what you mean.

by Grant Barrett 2016

4.06

515 ratings

🔤 English Grammar ✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Grammar Reference ✂️ Self-Editing 💡 Clear Writing

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