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📝 Genre Writers

A focus on the craft and careers of authors who work within specific genre traditions, exploring how they innovate within established forms.
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
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1k+
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 90%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
📝 Short Form Writing✍️ Writing Craft🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques
101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling
by Holger Weßling • 2019
From welfare to a billion dollars: the backstory of Hogwarts in 101 digestible facts.
👤 Author Biography📚 Literary Trivia🔍 Behind The Books
101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling Summary
101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling 90%
From welfare to a billion dollars: the backstory of Hogwarts in 101 digestible facts.
by Holger Weßling 2019
👤 Author Biography📚 Literary Trivia🔍 Behind The Books
You Are a Writer
by Jeff Goins • 2012
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
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4k+
🪪 Writer Identity🏗️ Platform Building🏷️ Personal Branding
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 90%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
🪪 Writer Identity🏗️ Platform Building🏷️ Personal Branding
On Writing Horror
by Mort Castle • 1997
What makes readers afraid: the complete craft of horror writing, from first draft to small press.
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1k+
🎃 Horror Writing✍️ Genre Writing🧑 Characterization
On Writing Horror Summary
On Writing Horror 90%
What makes readers afraid: the complete craft of horror writing, from first draft to small press.
by Mort Castle 1997
3.87
1k+ ratings
🎃 Horror Writing✍️ Genre Writing🧑 Characterization
About Writing
by Samuel R. Delany • 2006
The sentence, not the world, is science fiction's true unit of meaning. A master explains why.
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🚀 Science Fiction Craft📚 Genre Theory🌊 New Wave Sf
About Writing Summary
About Writing 90%
The sentence, not the world, is science fiction's true unit of meaning. A master explains why.
by Samuel R. Delany 2006
4.26
459 ratings
🚀 Science Fiction Craft📚 Genre Theory🌊 New Wave Sf
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit
by Robert W. Bly • 2010
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
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185
🛒 Info Products✍️ How-To Writing🔄 Content Repurposing
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit 89%
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
by Robert W. Bly 2010
3.80
185 ratings
🛒 Info Products✍️ How-To Writing🔄 Content Repurposing
Snow Leopard
by Category Pirates • 2022
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
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🏗️ Category Design💭 Thought Leadership🏷️ Naming And Framing
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard 89%
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
by Category Pirates 2022
4.35
210 ratings
🏗️ Category Design💭 Thought Leadership🏷️ Naming And Framing
Ursula K. Le Guin
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 2018
Ursula K. Le Guin shares the philosophy behind her worlds, her craft, and the power of stories.
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✍️ Writing Craft🎙️ Author Interviews🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding
Ursula K. Le Guin Summary
Ursula K. Le Guin 89%
Ursula K. Le Guin shares the philosophy behind her worlds, her craft, and the power of stories.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 2018
4.28
2k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft🎙️ Author Interviews🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts
by Ryan Andrew Kinder • 2014
A thousand prompts, from six-word tales to random-object chaos, each a cure for the blank page.
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415
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts 89%
A thousand prompts, from six-word tales to random-object chaos, each a cure for the blank page.
by Ryan Andrew Kinder 2014
3.72
415 ratings
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing
Writing to Learn
by William Zinsser • 1988
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
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2k+
📚 Writing Across The Curriculum🌉 Bridging Disciplines🧠 Writing As Thinking
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn 89%
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
by William Zinsser 1988
3.81
2k+ ratings
📚 Writing Across The Curriculum🌉 Bridging Disciplines🧠 Writing As Thinking
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers
by Levon Sparks Salone • 2014
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers Summary
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers 89%
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
by Levon Sparks Salone 2014
🖊️ Writing Prompts⚡ Flash Fiction🔒 Constrained Writing
5,000 Words Per Hour
by Chris Fox • 2015
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
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3k+
🚀 Writing Productivity✍️ Writing Process🕰️ Writing Routines
5,000 Words Per Hour Summary
5,000 Words Per Hour 89%
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
by Chris Fox 2015
4.19
3k+ ratings
🚀 Writing Productivity✍️ Writing Process🕰️ Writing Routines
The Language of the Night
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1979
Beauty is morality, prose is the novel, and fantasy speaks to the unconscious.
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2k+
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Essays On Writing🐉 Genre Fiction Defense
The Language of the Night Summary
The Language of the Night 89%
Beauty is morality, prose is the novel, and fantasy speaks to the unconscious.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1979
4.28
2k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Essays On Writing🐉 Genre Fiction Defense
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
by J. Michael Straczynski • 2021
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
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🖋️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Process✂️ Manuscript Revision
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 89%
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
by J. Michael Straczynski 2021
4.44
439 ratings
🖋️ Writing Craft🎨 Creative Process✂️ Manuscript Revision
Nonconformity
by Nelson Algren • 1996
Real writing means siding with the damned, risking obsession, and refusing to comfort.
4.07
268
✍️ The Writing Life🎯 Artistic Integrity🔍 Social Criticism
Nonconformity Summary
Nonconformity 89%
Real writing means siding with the damned, risking obsession, and refusing to comfort.
by Nelson Algren 1996
4.07
268 ratings
✍️ The Writing Life🎯 Artistic Integrity🔍 Social Criticism
Writing Alone, Writing Together
by Judy Reeves • 2002
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
4.01
78
👥 Writing Community✍️ Writing Workshops🖋️ Freewriting
Writing Alone, Writing Together Summary
Writing Alone, Writing Together 89%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
👥 Writing Community✍️ Writing Workshops🖋️ Freewriting
The Art and Business of Online Writing
by Nicolas Cole • 2020
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
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2k+
🖋️ Online Writing📈 Content Marketing👥 Audience Building
The Art and Business of Online Writing Summary
The Art and Business of Online Writing 89%
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
by Nicolas Cole 2020
4.38
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Online Writing📈 Content Marketing👥 Audience Building
Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott • 1994
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
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✍️ Writing Craft📖 Author Memoir🧱 Writer'S Block
Bird by Bird Summary
Bird by Bird 89%
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
by Anne Lamott 1994
4.24
112k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📖 Author Memoir🧱 Writer'S Block
Seldom Disappointed
by Tony Hillerman • 2001
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
4.01
794
✍️ Writer'S Memoir📝 Craft Of Writing🏹 Native American Culture
Seldom Disappointed Summary
Seldom Disappointed 89%
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
by Tony Hillerman 2001
4.01
794 ratings
✍️ Writer'S Memoir📝 Craft Of Writing🏹 Native American Culture
Writing the Paranormal Novel
by Steven Harper • 2011
Vampires need rules, werewolves need feelings. A paranormal craft guide from magic to manuscript.
4.01
376
✍️ Genre Writing Guides🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding✨ Magic Systems
Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary
Writing the Paranormal Novel 89%
Vampires need rules, werewolves need feelings. A paranormal craft guide from magic to manuscript.
by Steven Harper 2011
4.01
376 ratings
✍️ Genre Writing Guides🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding✨ Magic Systems
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
Help! for Writers Summary
Help! for Writers 89%
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
Good Prose
by Tracy Kidder • 2013
Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.
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📖 Narrative Nonfiction✍️ Writing Craft🖋️ Prose Style
Good Prose Summary
Good Prose 89%
Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.
by Tracy Kidder 2013
3.92
1k+ ratings
📖 Narrative Nonfiction✍️ Writing Craft🖋️ Prose Style
Crafting Novels & Short Stories
by The Writer's Digest • 2011
Character, plot, prose, and revision: the craft kit every fiction writer returns to.
3.89
373
📝 Novel Writing📖 Short Story Writing🎭 Character Creation
Crafting Novels & Short Stories Summary
Crafting Novels & Short Stories 89%
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
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus
by Fred White • 2014
Two thousand story situations, organized and ready: your imagination just needs a starting point.
3.84
116
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Story Prompts💡 Idea Generation
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus Summary
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus 89%
Two thousand story situations, organized and ready: your imagination just needs a starting point.
by Fred White 2014
3.84
116 ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📝 Story Prompts💡 Idea Generation
Anne McCaffrey
by Robin Roberts • 2007
How a failed marriage and a move to Ireland gave science fiction its most beloved dragons.
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📚 Literary Biography🚀 Women In Science Fiction✍️ Creative Process
Anne McCaffrey Summary
Anne McCaffrey 89%
How a failed marriage and a move to Ireland gave science fiction its most beloved dragons.
by Robin Roberts 2007
4.43
5k+ ratings
📚 Literary Biography🚀 Women In Science Fiction✍️ Creative Process
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
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1k+
📝 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎯 Pitching And Loglines
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 89%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
📝 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎯 Pitching And Loglines
Draft No. 4
by John McPhee • 2013
How a New Yorker writer earns every sentence: drafts, checking, silence, and a dictionary.
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📝 Narrative Nonfiction✍️ The Revision Process🏗️ Narrative Structure
Draft No. 4 Summary
Draft No. 4 89%
How a New Yorker writer earns every sentence: drafts, checking, silence, and a dictionary.
by John McPhee 2013
4.09
4k+ ratings
📝 Narrative Nonfiction✍️ The Revision Process🏗️ Narrative Structure
A Writer's Notebook
by Ralph Fletcher • 1996
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
4.06
1k+
📝 Writing Craft📅 Daily Writing Habits💡 Idea Generation
A Writer's Notebook Summary
A Writer's Notebook 89%
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
by Ralph Fletcher 1996
4.06
1k+ ratings
📝 Writing Craft📅 Daily Writing Habits💡 Idea Generation
Refuse to Be Done
by Matt Bell • 2022
Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.
4.43
2k+
📖 Novel Writing🔄 Rewriting✍️ Drafting Techniques
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done 89%
Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.
by Matt Bell 2022
4.43
2k+ ratings
📖 Novel Writing🔄 Rewriting✍️ Drafting Techniques
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
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing 89%
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
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
Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure Summary
Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure 89%
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
The Writer's Idea Book
by Jack Heffron • 2000
Never run out of material: habits and prompts to keep you writing through every block.
3.88
1k+
✍️ Writing Craft💡 Writing Prompts🧱 Writer'S Block
The Writer's Idea Book Summary
The Writer's Idea Book 89%
Never run out of material: habits and prompts to keep you writing through every block.
by Jack Heffron 2000
3.88
1k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft💡 Writing Prompts🧱 Writer'S Block
Novelist as a Vocation
by Haruki Murakami • 2015
Originality is subtraction: how writing badly in English gave a Japanese novelist his voice.
3.89
19k+
✍️ Writing Craft📚 Literary Life🎨 Creative Process
Novelist as a Vocation Summary
Novelist as a Vocation 89%
Originality is subtraction: how writing badly in English gave a Japanese novelist his voice.
by Haruki Murakami 2015
3.89
19k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📚 Literary Life🎨 Creative Process
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
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 89%
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
Invisible Ink
by Brian McDonald • 2010
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
4.38
2k+
🏗️ Story Structure🧭 Theme As Foundation🦋 Character Transformation
Invisible Ink Summary
Invisible Ink 89%
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
by Brian McDonald 2010
4.38
2k+ ratings
🏗️ Story Structure🧭 Theme As Foundation🦋 Character Transformation
The First Five Pages
by Noah Lukeman • 2000
99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.
3.98
4k+
✍️ Fiction Craft🔄 Manuscript Revision🔍 Diagnostic Editing
The First Five Pages Summary
The First Five Pages 89%
99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.
by Noah Lukeman 2000
3.98
4k+ ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft🔄 Manuscript Revision🔍 Diagnostic Editing
The Art of Subtext
by Charles Baxter • 2007
What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.
4.02
1k+
📖 Narrative Craft✍️ Writers On Writing🎨 Fiction Aesthetics
The Art of Subtext Summary
The Art of Subtext 89%
What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.
by Charles Baxter 2007
4.02
1k+ ratings
📖 Narrative Craft✍️ Writers On Writing🎨 Fiction Aesthetics
Storyteller
by Kate Wilhelm • 2005
Twenty-seven years of Clarion distilled: character drives story, and every word must earn its place.
3.93
350
🛠️ Fiction Craft✍️ Writing Workshops🚀 Speculative Fiction
Storyteller Summary
Storyteller 89%
Twenty-seven years of Clarion distilled: character drives story, and every word must earn its place.
by Kate Wilhelm 2005
3.93
350 ratings
🛠️ Fiction Craft✍️ Writing Workshops🚀 Speculative Fiction
Story Genius
by Lisa Cron • 2016
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
4.19
7k+
📖 Novel Writing✍️ Writing Craft🧠 Cognitive Science Of Story
Story Genius Summary
Story Genius 89%
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
by Lisa Cron 2016
4.19
7k+ ratings
📖 Novel Writing✍️ Writing Craft🧠 Cognitive Science Of Story
The Art of War for Writers
by James Scott Bell • 2009
Finish your novel, then sell it: tactical fiction-writing maneuvers from a veteran mentor.
4.20
2k+
✍️ Fiction Craft🧑 Character Development💬 Dialogue Craft
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers 89%
Finish your novel, then sell it: tactical fiction-writing maneuvers from a veteran mentor.
by James Scott Bell 2009
4.20
2k+ ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft🧑 Character Development💬 Dialogue Craft
Creating Characters
by Dwight V. Swain • 1990
Characters are built, not found. The nuts-and-bolts system for creating people readers believe in.
3.92
240
🖋️ Fiction Craft🎭 Character Development🧠 Writing Psychology
Creating Characters Summary
Creating Characters 89%
Characters are built, not found. The nuts-and-bolts system for creating people readers believe in.
by Dwight V. Swain 1990
3.92
240 ratings
🖋️ Fiction Craft🎭 Character Development🧠 Writing Psychology
Writing Down the Bones
by Natalie Goldberg • 1986
Outrun your inner editor: the Zen practice of raw, unedited writing that unlocks your truest voice.
4.21
32k+
✍️ Writing Craft📅 Daily Practice🧱 Creative Resistance
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones 89%
Outrun your inner editor: the Zen practice of raw, unedited writing that unlocks your truest voice.
by Natalie Goldberg 1986
4.21
32k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📅 Daily Practice🧱 Creative Resistance
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 89%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
Daily Rituals
by Mason Currey • 2013
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
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21k+
🔄 Creative Routines📋 Work Habits⏰ Time Management
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals 89%
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
by Mason Currey 2013
3.65
21k+ ratings
🔄 Creative Routines📋 Work Habits⏰ Time Management
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway • 1984
Write true, cut hard, and the reader will feel what you never said.
4.02
5k+
✍️ Writing Craft📖 Literary Memoir🎭 Truth In Fiction
On Writing Summary
On Writing 89%
Write true, cut hard, and the reader will feel what you never said.
by Ernest Hemingway 1984
4.02
5k+ ratings
✍️ Writing Craft📖 Literary Memoir🎭 Truth In Fiction
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book
by Derek Murphy • 2014
From choosing a profitable genre to earning reviews that count: the indie author's full playbook.
4.05
116
📘 Indie Publishing📣 Book Marketing🏗️ Author Platform Building
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book Summary
How to Write, Format, Publish and Promote your Book 89%
From choosing a profitable genre to earning reviews that count: the indie author's full playbook.
by Derek Murphy 2014
4.05
116 ratings
📘 Indie Publishing📣 Book Marketing🏗️ Author Platform Building
Just Write
by James Scott Bell • 2016
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
4.29
546
📖 Fiction Writing🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Development
Just Write Summary
Just Write 89%
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
by James Scott Bell 2016
4.29
546 ratings
📖 Fiction Writing🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Development
Publishing E-Books For Dummies
by Ali Luke • 2012
How to write, format, price, and promote an e-book that sells, no publisher required.
4.23
162
🏷️ Self-Publishing📱 Ebook Publishing📢 Book Marketing
Publishing E-Books For Dummies Summary
Publishing E-Books For Dummies 89%
How to write, format, price, and promote an e-book that sells, no publisher required.
by Ali Luke 2012
4.23
162 ratings
🏷️ Self-Publishing📱 Ebook Publishing📢 Book Marketing
On Writing
by Stephen King • 2000
Stories get found, not built. Read voraciously, write privately, cut ten percent.
4.34
321k+
🛠️ Writing Craft📖 Craft Memoirs⛏️ Discovery Writing
On Writing Summary
On Writing 89%
Stories get found, not built. Read voraciously, write privately, cut ten percent.
by Stephen King 2000
4.34
321k+ ratings
🛠️ Writing Craft📖 Craft Memoirs⛏️ Discovery Writing
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
by James N. Frey • 1994
Most novelists fail at the premise, not the prose. The craft rules for getting it right.
4.07
720
✍️ Novel Writing🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II 89%
Most novelists fail at the premise, not the prose. The craft rules for getting it right.
by James N. Frey 1994
4.07
720 ratings
✍️ Novel Writing🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development
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