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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+
5,000 Words Per Hour Summary
5,000 Words Per Hour 93%
The average writer produces 500 words an hour. Here's how to hit ten times that.
by Chris Fox 2015
4.19
3k+ ratings
The 12 Week Year for Writers
by A Trevor Thrall • 2021
A 12-week planning system that forces writers to finish: no more year-long projects that never end.
4.07
183
The 12 Week Year for Writers Summary
The 12 Week Year for Writers 92%
A 12-week planning system that forces writers to finish: no more year-long projects that never end.
by A Trevor Thrall 2021
4.07
183 ratings
Daily Rituals
by Mason Currey • 2013
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
3.65
21k+
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals 92%
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
by Mason Currey 2013
3.65
21k+ ratings
How to Write a Lot
by Paul J. Silvia • 2007
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
4.07
5k+
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot 92%
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
by Paul J. Silvia 2007
4.07
5k+ ratings
The Writer's Process
by Anne H. Janzer • 2016
Your brain has two writing gears. The schedule that makes them both work for you.
4.05
542
The Writer's Process Summary
The Writer's Process 91%
Your brain has two writing gears. The schedule that makes them both work for you.
by Anne H. Janzer 2016
4.05
542 ratings
Mind Management, Not Time Management
by David Kadavy • 2020
Creative work doesn't obey the clock. A system that runs on mental energy instead.
3.90
1k+
Mind Management, Not Time Management Summary
Mind Management, Not Time Management 91%
Creative work doesn't obey the clock. A system that runs on mental energy instead.
by David Kadavy 2020
3.90
1k+ ratings
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
Help! for Writers Summary
Help! for Writers 91%
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
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.
3.72
415
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts 91%
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
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+
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 91%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
3.87
237
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 91%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts
by Bryan Cohen • 2010
A thousand prompts and a one-month plan: write daily and the blank page stops winning.
3.63
251
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts 91%
A thousand prompts and a one-month plan: write daily and the blank page stops winning.
by Bryan Cohen 2010
3.63
251 ratings
Someday Is Today
by Matthew Dicks • 2022
A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.
3.86
1k+
Someday Is Today Summary
Someday Is Today 91%
A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.
by Matthew Dicks 2022
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Art of Slow Writing
by Louise DeSalvo • 2014
Resist the rush: how slowing down builds deeper writing and a creative life that actually lasts.
4.27
698
The Art of Slow Writing Summary
The Art of Slow Writing 91%
Resist the rush: how slowing down builds deeper writing and a creative life that actually lasts.
by Louise DeSalvo 2014
4.27
698 ratings
90 Days to Your Novel
by Sarah Domet • 2010
A novel in 90 days: the daily plan that trades inspiration for routine and complete draft.
3.77
391
90 Days to Your Novel Summary
90 Days to Your Novel 91%
A novel in 90 days: the daily plan that trades inspiration for routine and complete draft.
by Sarah Domet 2010
3.77
391 ratings
Just Write
by James Scott Bell • 2016
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
4.29
546
Just Write Summary
Just Write 91%
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
by James Scott Bell 2016
4.29
546 ratings
The Bullet Journal Method
by Ryder Carroll • 2018
A single notebook and five symbols to replace your apps and reclaim your focus.
4.06
33k+
The Bullet Journal Method Summary
The Bullet Journal Method 91%
A single notebook and five symbols to replace your apps and reclaim your focus.
by Ryder Carroll 2018
4.06
33k+ ratings
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.
4.38
2k+
The Art and Business of Online Writing Summary
The Art and Business of Online Writing 91%
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
by Nicolas Cole 2020
4.38
2k+ ratings
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+
A Writer's Notebook Summary
A Writer's Notebook 91%
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
by Ralph Fletcher 1996
4.06
1k+ ratings
Bullet Journaling
by Silvia Rose • 2019
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
3.43
58
Bullet Journaling Summary
Bullet Journaling 91%
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
by Silvia Rose 2019
3.43
58 ratings
Secrets of Productive People
by Mark Forster • 2015
Fifty methods for doing your best work, plus the one formula most productivity books skip.
3.97
151
Secrets of Productive People Summary
Secrets of Productive People 91%
Fifty methods for doing your best work, plus the one formula most productivity books skip.
by Mark Forster 2015
3.97
151 ratings
The Creative Compass
by Dan Millman • 2013
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
3.97
174
The Creative Compass Summary
The Creative Compass 91%
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
by Dan Millman 2013
3.97
174 ratings
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels
by Jim Driver • 2014
How pulp writers finished novels without writer's block, and how you can do the same.
3.78
572
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels Summary
How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels 91%
How pulp writers finished novels without writer's block, and how you can do the same.
by Jim Driver 2014
3.78
572 ratings
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.
4.44
439
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 91%
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
If You Want to Write
by Brenda Ueland • 2012
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
4.12
9k+
If You Want to Write Summary
If You Want to Write 91%
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
by Brenda Ueland 2012
4.12
9k+ ratings
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+
The Writer's Idea Book Summary
The Writer's Idea Book 91%
Never run out of material: habits and prompts to keep you writing through every block.
by Jack Heffron 2000
3.88
1k+ ratings
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 Alone, Writing Together Summary
Writing Alone, Writing Together 90%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
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+
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done 90%
Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.
by Matt Bell 2022
4.43
2k+ ratings
Do the Work
by Steven Pressfield • 2011
Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.
3.97
21k+
Do the Work Summary
Do the Work 90%
Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.
by Steven Pressfield 2011
3.97
21k+ ratings
Turning Pro
by Steven Pressfield • 2012
Amateur to pro is a daily choice, made fresh each morning, especially the bad ones.
4.15
14k+
Turning Pro Summary
Turning Pro 90%
Amateur to pro is a daily choice, made fresh each morning, especially the bad ones.
by Steven Pressfield 2012
4.15
14k+ ratings
Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott • 1994
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
4.24
112k+
Bird by Bird Summary
Bird by Bird 90%
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
by Anne Lamott 1994
4.24
112k+ ratings
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
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 90%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
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
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus Summary
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus 90%
Two thousand story situations, organized and ready: your imagination just needs a starting point.
by Fred White 2014
3.84
116 ratings
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley • 2007
Your unconscious writes the story. Give it ninety minutes a day and stop censoring.
3.81
2k+
This Year You Write Your Novel Summary
This Year You Write Your Novel 90%
Your unconscious writes the story. Give it ninety minutes a day and stop censoring.
by Walter Mosley 2007
3.81
2k+ ratings
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
by Wendy Laura Belcher • 2008
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
4.12
775
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Summary
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks 90%
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
by Wendy Laura Belcher 2008
4.12
775 ratings
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker • 1998
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
3.84
2k+
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day 90%
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
by Joan Bolker 1998
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Right to Write
by Julia Cameron • 1998
You don't need talent, permission, or the perfect sentence. Just this daily ritual.
4.07
6k+
The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write 90%
You don't need talent, permission, or the perfect sentence. Just this daily ritual.
by Julia Cameron 1998
4.07
6k+ ratings
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 For Creative Writers Summary
Writing Prompts For Creative Writers 90%
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
by Levon Sparks Salone 2014
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.
3.77
1k+
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
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+
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 90%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
Start Finishing
by Charlie Gilkey • 2019
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
3.94
956
Start Finishing Summary
Start Finishing 90%
Less starting, more finishing: the system for turning your best ideas into completed projects.
by Charlie Gilkey 2019
3.94
956 ratings
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 Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones 90%
Outrun your inner editor: the Zen practice of raw, unedited writing that unlocks your truest voice.
by Natalie Goldberg 1986
4.21
32k+ ratings
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be
by Steven Pressfield • 2022
Your physical location and daily commitment open more doors than talent. Show up where it counts.
4.02
1k+
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be Summary
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be 90%
Your physical location and daily commitment open more doors than talent. Show up where it counts.
by Steven Pressfield 2022
4.02
1k+ ratings
Deep Writing
by Eric Maisel • 1999
A psychologist's method for quieting the inner critic and writing with real focus every day.
3.60
171
Deep Writing Summary
Deep Writing 90%
A psychologist's method for quieting the inner critic and writing with real focus every day.
by Eric Maisel 1999
3.60
171 ratings
Book in a Month
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt • 2008
A complete novel draft in 30 days: write forward, fix nothing, reach the end.
3.82
543
Book in a Month Summary
Book in a Month 90%
A complete novel draft in 30 days: write forward, fix nothing, reach the end.
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2008
3.82
543 ratings
Creativity for Life
by Eric Maisel • 2007
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
3.93
115
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life 90%
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
by Eric Maisel 2007
3.93
115 ratings
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury • 1973
Write from obsession, trust the subconscious, and kill the inner critic before it speaks.
4.08
22k+
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing 90%
Write from obsession, trust the subconscious, and kill the inner critic before it speaks.
by Ray Bradbury 1973
4.08
22k+ ratings
Building a Second Brain
by Tiago Forte • 2022
The missing half of every productivity system: how to turn saved ideas into finished creative work.
4.03
22k+
Building a Second Brain Summary
Building a Second Brain 90%
The missing half of every productivity system: how to turn saved ideas into finished creative work.
by Tiago Forte 2022
4.03
22k+ ratings
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande • 1934
Rise early, write before your inner critic wakes, and discover the other half of your writer's mind.
4
6k+
Becoming a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer 90%
Rise early, write before your inner critic wakes, and discover the other half of your writer's mind.
by Dorothea Brande 1934
4
6k+ ratings
Inspirations
by Julia Cameron • 2001
Your creativity isn't gone. It's buried under noise. Two simple practices dig it back out.
4.04
138
Inspirations Summary
Inspirations 90%
Your creativity isn't gone. It's buried under noise. Two simple practices dig it back out.
by Julia Cameron 2001
4.04
138 ratings
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success
by Sean Platt • 2013
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
4.28
3k+
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success Summary
Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success 90%
Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.
by Sean Platt 2013
4.28
3k+ ratings
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