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🎣 Opening Hooks

Craft-focused books on the art of seizing a reader's attention from the very first line or scene. Writers turn to these for techniques that make audiences unable to look away.
POP!
by Sam Horn • 2006
How to craft a tagline or elevator pitch that stops the scroll and starts the conversation.
3.84
345
🎯 Elevator Pitches🏷️ Taglines🪝 Hook Crafting🧩 Wordplay👀 Attention Grabbing
POP! Summary
POP! 88%
How to craft a tagline or elevator pitch that stops the scroll and starts the conversation.
by Sam Horn 2006
3.84
345 ratings
🎯 Elevator Pitches🏷️ Taglines🪝 Hook Crafting🧩 Wordplay👀 Attention Grabbing
Hooked
by Les Edgerton • 2007
The inciting incident is page one. Cut the backstory and open with trouble: here is how.
4.02
2k+
🖋️ Fiction Writing🚪 Story Openings🧵 Narrative Craft⚡ Inciting Incidents⚔️ Tension And Conflict
Hooked Summary
Hooked 87%
The inciting incident is page one. Cut the backstory and open with trouble: here is how.
by Les Edgerton 2007
4.02
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Fiction Writing🚪 Story Openings🧵 Narrative Craft⚡ Inciting Incidents⚔️ Tension And Conflict
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
by Bond Halbert • 2016
Four editing passes that make buyers read every word of every ad.
4.15
27
📝 Copywriting📬 Direct Response Marketing🗣️ Persuasive Writing🪝 Attention Hooks✂️ Self-Editing
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III Summary
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III 86%
Four editing passes that make buyers read every word of every ad.
by Bond Halbert 2016
4.15
27 ratings
📝 Copywriting📬 Direct Response Marketing🗣️ Persuasive Writing🪝 Attention Hooks✂️ Self-Editing
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings
by Paula Munier • 2016
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
4.31
190
🛠️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Scene Craft👁️ Point Of View⚡ Conflict And Tension
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings Summary
The Writer's Guide to Beginnings 86%
Agents stop reading on page one. The craft decisions that make them turn to page two.
by Paula Munier 2016
4.31
190 ratings
🛠️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Scene Craft👁️ Point Of View⚡ Conflict And Tension
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 86%
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
How to Write a Good Advertisement
by Victor O. Schwab • 1980
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
4.21
521
✍️ Copywriting📜 Classic Advertising🖋️ Headline Writing🔬 Split Testing🧠 Persuasion Psychology
How to Write a Good Advertisement Summary
How to Write a Good Advertisement 86%
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
by Victor O. Schwab 1980
4.21
521 ratings
✍️ Copywriting📜 Classic Advertising🖋️ Headline Writing🔬 Split Testing🧠 Persuasion Psychology
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✍️ Revision Techniques
Beginnings, Middles & Ends Summary
Beginnings, Middles & Ends 86%
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✍️ Revision Techniques
The Art of the Click
by Glenn Fisher • 2018
Four rules for headlines, four steps for the pitch, why narratives beat features every time.
3.99
89
📬 Direct Response🖊️ Sales Copywriting📰 Headline Writing🧠 Reader Psychology📖 Storytelling In Business
The Art of the Click Summary
The Art of the Click 85%
Four rules for headlines, four steps for the pitch, why narratives beat features every time.
by Glenn Fisher 2018
3.99
89 ratings
📬 Direct Response🖊️ Sales Copywriting📰 Headline Writing🧠 Reader Psychology📖 Storytelling In Business
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 Summary
The Anatomy of Story 85%
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
Launch
by Jeff Walker • 2014
The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.
3.99
4k+
🚀 Product Launches📧 Email Marketing🔁 Sales Funnels🧠 Mental Triggers📦 Digital Products
Launch Summary
Launch 85%
The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.
by Jeff Walker 2014
3.99
4k+ ratings
🚀 Product Launches📧 Email Marketing🔁 Sales Funnels🧠 Mental Triggers📦 Digital Products
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell
by Eric Beall • 2009
The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.
4.13
45
🎯 Commercial Songwriting✍️ Songwriting Craft💼 Music Business🪝 Hook Writing🎛️ Music Production
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell Summary
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell 85%
The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.
by Eric Beall 2009
4.13
45 ratings
🎯 Commercial Songwriting✍️ Songwriting Craft💼 Music Business🪝 Hook Writing🎛️ Music Production
Million Dollar Outlines
by David Farland • 2013
An outlining method that pressure-tests your plot, designed to sell a novel on proposal.
4.16
844
📐 Story Structure🧠 Reader Psychology💰 Commercial Fiction⚙️ Plot Mechanics📋 Outlining Method
Million Dollar Outlines Summary
Million Dollar Outlines 85%
An outlining method that pressure-tests your plot, designed to sell a novel on proposal.
by David Farland 2013
4.16
844 ratings
📐 Story Structure🧠 Reader Psychology💰 Commercial Fiction⚙️ Plot Mechanics📋 Outlining Method
Hacking Growth
by Sean Ellis • 2017
Build a team that runs 30 growth experiments a week; here is the structure and process.
4.11
6k+
🚀 Growth Hacking🎯 Product/Market Fit🧪 Rapid Experimentation🔁 Retention Loops🚪 Onboarding Design
Hacking Growth Summary
Hacking Growth 85%
Build a team that runs 30 growth experiments a week; here is the structure and process.
by Sean Ellis 2017
4.11
6k+ ratings
🚀 Growth Hacking🎯 Product/Market Fit🧪 Rapid Experimentation🔁 Retention Loops🚪 Onboarding Design
The Story Solution
by Eric Edson • 2012
The 23-step structural blueprint that turns a screenplay into an emotional ride.
4.32
222
📜 Screenwriting📐 Story Structure🔄 Character Arcs⚔️ Conflict Escalation💬 Dialogue Craft
The Story Solution Summary
The Story Solution 85%
The 23-step structural blueprint that turns a screenplay into an emotional ride.
by Eric Edson 2012
4.32
222 ratings
📜 Screenwriting📐 Story Structure🔄 Character Arcs⚔️ Conflict Escalation💬 Dialogue Craft
The Copywriter's Handbook
by Robert W. Bly • 1985
Most readers never get past the headline. The rules for making every remaining word sell.
3.92
6k+
🖊️ Copywriting Fundamentals✍️ Persuasive Writing📬 Direct Response📰 Headline Writing📺 Classic Advertising
The Copywriter's Handbook Summary
The Copywriter's Handbook 85%
Most readers never get past the headline. The rules for making every remaining word sell.
by Robert W. Bly 1985
3.92
6k+ ratings
🖊️ Copywriting Fundamentals✍️ Persuasive Writing📬 Direct Response📰 Headline Writing📺 Classic Advertising
Mastering Melody Writing
by Clay Mills • 2021
A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.
4.42
69
🎵 Songwriting Craft🎸 Nashville Songwriting🎣 Hook Mechanics🗣️ Lyric Prosody🎨 Musical Intuition
Mastering Melody Writing Summary
Mastering Melody Writing 85%
A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.
by Clay Mills 2021
4.42
69 ratings
🎵 Songwriting Craft🎸 Nashville Songwriting🎣 Hook Mechanics🗣️ Lyric Prosody🎨 Musical Intuition
Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
🧱 Story Structure🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development🎬 Scene Construction👁️ Visual Storytelling
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 85%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ ratings
🧱 Story Structure🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development🎬 Scene Construction👁️ Visual Storytelling
Hypnotic Writing
by Joe Vitale • 2006
A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.
3.86
833
✍️ Copywriting🎯 Persuasive Writing🧠 Marketing Psychology💬 Hypnotic Language📖 Storytelling
Hypnotic Writing Summary
Hypnotic Writing 85%
A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.
by Joe Vitale 2006
3.86
833 ratings
✍️ Copywriting🎯 Persuasive Writing🧠 Marketing Psychology💬 Hypnotic Language📖 Storytelling
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
9
🖋️ Fiction Craft🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Development🎬 Scene Craft✍️ Writing Technique
The Art and Craft of Writing Summary
The Art and Craft of Writing 85%
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
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel
by John Carlton • 2002
Forget clever branding. The ads that sell explain why, paint a picture, and ask for the order.
4.40
144
🖋️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response🧠 Consumer Psychology🗣️ Persuasion💡 Information Products
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel Summary
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel 85%
Forget clever branding. The ads that sell explain why, paint a picture, and ask for the order.
by John Carlton 2002
4.40
144 ratings
🖋️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response🧠 Consumer Psychology🗣️ Persuasion💡 Information Products
Snow Leopard
by Category Pirates • 2022
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
4.35
210
🏗️ Category Design💭 Thought Leadership🏷️ Naming And Framing📊 Bestseller Formulas📝 Content Strategy
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard 85%
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📊 Bestseller Formulas📝 Content Strategy
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
3.88
1k+
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs🎥 Scene Construction⚡ Dramatic Conflict
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great 85%
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
Got Your Attention?
by Sam Horn • 2015
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
3.92
250
💼 Business Communication👁️ Attention Economics👋 First Impressions📖 Storytelling Technique✍️ Message Design
Got Your Attention? Summary
Got Your Attention? 85%
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
by Sam Horn 2015
3.92
250 ratings
💼 Business Communication👁️ Attention Economics👋 First Impressions📖 Storytelling Technique✍️ Message Design
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
📝 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎯 Pitching And Loglines✂️ Rewriting And Editing🧱 Creative Obstacles
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 85%
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✂️ Rewriting And Editing🧱 Creative Obstacles
Resonate
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
4.11
6k+
🎤 Public Speaking🎨 Visual Storytelling📈 Storytelling In Business🗺️ Hero's Journey🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Resonate Summary
Resonate 85%
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
by Nancy Duarte 2010
4.11
6k+ ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🎨 Visual Storytelling📈 Storytelling In Business🗺️ Hero's Journey🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
300 Email Marketing Tips
by Meera Kothand • 2019
300 tips to attract subscribers, automate sales, and craft subject lines that actually get opened.
4.06
323
📧 Email Marketing📋 List Building🌀 Sales Funnels✉️ Email Copywriting🤖 Marketing Automation
300 Email Marketing Tips Summary
300 Email Marketing Tips 85%
300 tips to attract subscribers, automate sales, and craft subject lines that actually get opened.
by Meera Kothand 2019
4.06
323 ratings
📧 Email Marketing📋 List Building🌀 Sales Funnels✉️ Email Copywriting🤖 Marketing Automation
How to Write Letters that Sell
by Christian H. Godefroy • 2016
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
4.05
21
🖊️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response✍️ Persuasive Writing🧠 Sales Psychology📰 Headline Writing
How to Write Letters that Sell Summary
How to Write Letters that Sell 85%
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
by Christian H. Godefroy 2016
4.05
21 ratings
🖊️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response✍️ Persuasive Writing🧠 Sales Psychology📰 Headline Writing
Crafty Screenwriting
by Alex Epstein • 2002
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
3.85
120
🎬 Screenwriting Guide🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs🗣️ Dialogue Writing🎞️ Genre Conventions
Crafty Screenwriting Summary
Crafty Screenwriting 85%
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
by Alex Epstein 2002
3.85
120 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting Guide🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs🗣️ Dialogue Writing🎞️ Genre Conventions
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
3.74
133
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 85%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
Small Message, Big Impact
by Terri L. Sjodin • 2011
Thirty seconds is all you get. Make it open a door instead of close a deal.
3.49
275
🛗 Elevator Pitches🎤 Persuasive Speaking🎯 Presentation Skills✍️ Message Crafting💼 Sales Pitches
Small Message, Big Impact Summary
Small Message, Big Impact 85%
Thirty seconds is all you get. Make it open a door instead of close a deal.
by Terri L. Sjodin 2011
3.49
275 ratings
🛗 Elevator Pitches🎤 Persuasive Speaking🎯 Presentation Skills✍️ Message Crafting💼 Sales Pitches
Writing for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias • 2005
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
4.27
710
🎬 Screenwriting Craft❤️ Emotional Storytelling📖 Reader Engagement🧑 Character Empathy🏞️ Scene Craft
Writing for Emotional Impact Summary
Writing for Emotional Impact 85%
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
by Karl Iglesias 2005
4.27
710 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting Craft❤️ Emotional Storytelling📖 Reader Engagement🧑 Character Empathy🏞️ Scene Craft
Building a Storybrand
by Donald Miller • 2017
Stop making your brand the hero. A story framework that clears the fog so customers buy.
4.26
27k+
📣 Brand Messaging🎯 Marketing Strategy🧭 Customer Journey🦸 Hero's Journey💡 Message Clarity
Building a Storybrand Summary
Building a Storybrand 85%
Stop making your brand the hero. A story framework that clears the fog so customers buy.
by Donald Miller 2017
4.26
27k+ ratings
📣 Brand Messaging🎯 Marketing Strategy🧭 Customer Journey🦸 Hero's Journey💡 Message Clarity
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.
4.19
3k+
🚀 Writing Productivity✍️ Writing Process🕰️ Writing Routines📝 Aspiring Authors🎨 Creative Productivity
5,000 Words Per Hour Summary
5,000 Words Per Hour 85%
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📝 Aspiring Authors🎨 Creative Productivity
Writing Short Films
by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
3.70
303
🎬 Screenwriting Craft🎞️ Short Film🏗️ Story Structure👁️ Visual Storytelling⚡ Conflict And Tension
Writing Short Films Summary
Writing Short Films 85%
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
Words that Sell
by Richard Bayan • 1987
A thesaurus not for finding the right word, but for finding the word that sells.
4.02
836
✍️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response🧠 Sales Psychology📢 Headline Writing📜 Classic Advertising
Words that Sell Summary
Words that Sell 85%
A thesaurus not for finding the right word, but for finding the word that sells.
by Richard Bayan 1987
4.02
836 ratings
✍️ Copywriting📬 Direct Response🧠 Sales Psychology📢 Headline Writing📜 Classic Advertising
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain • 1965
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
4.33
2k+
🎬 Scene Structure⚡ Dramatic Tension👥 Character Development💓 Emotional Resonance🧱 Story Structure
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer 85%
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
by Dwight V. Swain 1965
4.33
2k+ ratings
🎬 Scene Structure⚡ Dramatic Tension👥 Character Development💓 Emotional Resonance🧱 Story Structure
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 85%
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
You Are a Writer
by Jeff Goins • 2012
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
3.80
4k+
🪪 Writer Identity🏗️ Platform Building🏷️ Personal Branding👥 Audience Building✍️ Aspiring Authors
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 85%
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👥 Audience Building✍️ Aspiring Authors
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
by Joseph Sugarman • 2006
Your first sentence must earn the second. Here's how to build copy readers can't stop reading.
4.14
2k+
📢 Advertising Copy🧠 Consumer Psychology✍️ Persuasive Writing📖 Reader Engagement🎯 Direct Response Marketing
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook Summary
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook 85%
Your first sentence must earn the second. Here's how to build copy readers can't stop reading.
by Joseph Sugarman 2006
4.14
2k+ ratings
📢 Advertising Copy🧠 Consumer Psychology✍️ Persuasive Writing📖 Reader Engagement🎯 Direct Response Marketing
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson • 2015
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
4.50
8
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs📐 Three-Act Structure🎥 Film Industry
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay Summary
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay 85%
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson 2015
4.50
8 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs📐 Three-Act Structure🎥 Film Industry
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.
4.33
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 85%
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 Science of Storytelling
by Will Storr • 2019
Why a hallucinating brain is the secret to unforgettable characters and plots.
4.05
8k+
🧱 Story Craft🧠 Neuroscience Of Story🎭 Cognitive Biases🧑 Character Development📈 Plot Structure
The Science of Storytelling Summary
The Science of Storytelling 85%
Why a hallucinating brain is the secret to unforgettable characters and plots.
by Will Storr 2019
4.05
8k+ ratings
🧱 Story Craft🧠 Neuroscience Of Story🎭 Cognitive Biases🧑 Character Development📈 Plot Structure
The 3-Minute Rule
by Brant Pinvidic • 2019
A three-minute pitch formula that earns the yes before you ever ask for it.
4.15
39
🎤 Pitching And Presenting📖 Business Storytelling✂️ Concise Communication📐 Information Design👁️ Attention Design
The 3-Minute Rule Summary
The 3-Minute Rule 85%
A three-minute pitch formula that earns the yes before you ever ask for it.
by Brant Pinvidic 2019
4.15
39 ratings
🎤 Pitching And Presenting📖 Business Storytelling✂️ Concise Communication📐 Information Design👁️ Attention Design
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🚧 Writer's Block🧩 Plot Development
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus Summary
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus 85%
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🚧 Writer's Block🧩 Plot Development
Optimize
by Lee Odden • 2012
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
3.78
264
🎯 Content Marketing📱 Social Media Marketing🔍 Organic Search🗺️ Content Strategy👥 Audience Research
Optimize Summary
Optimize 85%
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
by Lee Odden 2012
3.78
264 ratings
🎯 Content Marketing📱 Social Media Marketing🔍 Organic Search🗺️ Content Strategy👥 Audience Research
Copywriting Secrets
by Jim Edwards • 2019
The exact formulas that turn words into clicks and sales, no matter your audience or product.
4.32
1k+
🖊️ Sales Copywriting📈 Conversion Optimization✍️ Persuasive Writing🗞️ Headline Formulas🧠 Customer Psychology
Copywriting Secrets Summary
Copywriting Secrets 85%
The exact formulas that turn words into clicks and sales, no matter your audience or product.
by Jim Edwards 2019
4.32
1k+ ratings
🖊️ Sales Copywriting📈 Conversion Optimization✍️ Persuasive Writing🗞️ Headline Formulas🧠 Customer Psychology
The Content Fuel Framework
by Melanie Deziel • 2020
A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.
4.12
205
📋 Content Strategy🎙️ Content Formats💡 Idea Generation🧩 Remix Creativity🚧 Creative Constraints
The Content Fuel Framework Summary
The Content Fuel Framework 85%
A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.
by Melanie Deziel 2020
4.12
205 ratings
📋 Content Strategy🎙️ Content Formats💡 Idea Generation🧩 Remix Creativity🚧 Creative Constraints
How To Write a Page Turner
by Jordan Rosenfeld • 2019
Master the craft of tension: how to make every scene drive readers forward, word by word.
4.21
201
✍️ Fiction Craft⚡ Narrative Tension👀 Reader Engagement⚔️ Conflict Design⏱️ Pacing
How To Write a Page Turner Summary
How To Write a Page Turner 85%
Master the craft of tension: how to make every scene drive readers forward, word by word.
by Jordan Rosenfeld 2019
4.21
201 ratings
✍️ Fiction Craft⚡ Narrative Tension👀 Reader Engagement⚔️ Conflict Design⏱️ Pacing
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2013
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
3.95
9k+
📲 Social Media Marketing📋 Content Strategy📖 Brand Storytelling🤝 Community Engagement🎨 Visual Branding
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Summary
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook 85%
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013
3.95
9k+ ratings
📲 Social Media Marketing📋 Content Strategy📖 Brand Storytelling🤝 Community Engagement🎨 Visual Branding
A Curious Mind
by Brian Grazer • 2014
A Hollywood mogul's real superpower: treating every encounter as a chance to ask a question.
3.41
6k+
🎬 Hollywood Memoir❓ Curiosity🤝 Human Connection💪 Fear And Confidence📖 Storytelling
A Curious Mind Summary
A Curious Mind 85%
A Hollywood mogul's real superpower: treating every encounter as a chance to ask a question.
by Brian Grazer 2014
3.41
6k+ ratings
🎬 Hollywood Memoir❓ Curiosity🤝 Human Connection💪 Fear And Confidence📖 Storytelling
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