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Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 90%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
Consider This
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2020
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
4.37
6k+
Consider This Summary
Consider This 90%
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020
4.37
6k+ ratings
The Story You Need to Tell
by Sandra Marinella • 2017
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
4.40
238
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell 90%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 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 90%
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
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
Emergency
by Neil Strauss • 2009
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
3.81
6k+
Emergency Summary
Emergency 90%
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
by Neil Strauss 2009
3.81
6k+ ratings
Why Write?
by Mark Edmundson • 2016
Writing is the art of becoming nobody's fool, especially your own.
3.65
222
Why Write? Summary
Why Write? 90%
Writing is the art of becoming nobody's fool, especially your own.
by Mark Edmundson 2016
3.65
222 ratings
The Great Book of Journaling
by Eric Maisel • 2022
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
3.74
114
The Great Book of Journaling Summary
The Great Book of Journaling 90%
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
by Eric Maisel 2022
3.74
114 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
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
by Karl Iglesias • 2001
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
3.87
479
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters 90%
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
by Karl Iglesias 2001
3.87
479 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 89%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
The Book of Alchemy
by Suleika Jaouad • 2025
Born in a cancer ward: a journaling practice that turns pain into creative fuel.
4.27
5k+
The Book of Alchemy Summary
The Book of Alchemy 89%
Born in a cancer ward: a journaling practice that turns pain into creative fuel.
by Suleika Jaouad 2025
4.27
5k+ ratings
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+
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
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway • 1984
Write true, cut hard, and the reader will feel what you never said.
4.02
5k+
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
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg • 2012
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
4.13
4k+
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
The Power of Writing It Down
by Allison Fallon • 2021
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
3.81
2k+
The Power of Writing It Down Summary
The Power of Writing It Down 89%
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
by Allison Fallon 2021
3.81
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 89%
You don't need talent, permission, or the perfect sentence. Just this daily ritual.
by Julia Cameron 1998
4.07
6k+ ratings
Class
by Stephanie Land • 2023
To afford college, she scrubbed toilets. The welfare office told her to drop out instead.
3.61
15k+
Class Summary
Class 89%
To afford college, she scrubbed toilets. The welfare office told her to drop out instead.
by Stephanie Land 2023
3.61
15k+ ratings
Writing Creativity and Soul
by Sue Monk Kidd • 2025
Strong writing comes from the unconscious first, then craft, then persistence. In that order.
4.29
2k+
Writing Creativity and Soul Summary
Writing Creativity and Soul 89%
Strong writing comes from the unconscious first, then craft, then persistence. In that order.
by Sue Monk Kidd 2025
4.29
2k+ ratings
Q's Legacy
by Helene Hanff • 1985
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
4.05
2k+
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy 89%
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
by Helene Hanff 1985
4.05
2k+ ratings
Good Prose
by Tracy Kidder • 2013
Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.
3.92
1k+
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
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 89%
Write from obsession, trust the subconscious, and kill the inner critic before it speaks.
by Ray Bradbury 1973
4.08
22k+ ratings
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 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
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 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
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
by Alexander Chee • 2018
A novelist's confession: memoir cannot hold the truth of what happened to him. Only fiction can.
4.38
13k+
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Summary
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel 89%
A novelist's confession: memoir cannot hold the truth of what happened to him. Only fiction can.
by Alexander Chee 2018
4.38
13k+ ratings
On Writing
by Stephen King • 2000
Stories get found, not built. Read voraciously, write privately, cut ten percent.
4.34
321k+
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 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 89%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
The Facts
by Philip Roth • 1988
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
3.70
1k+
The Facts Summary
The Facts 89%
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
by Philip Roth 1988
3.70
1k+ ratings
Creative Journal Writing
by Stephanie Dowrick • 2007
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
3.81
373
Creative Journal Writing Summary
Creative Journal Writing 89%
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
by Stephanie Dowrick 2007
3.81
373 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 89%
Your unconscious writes the story. Give it ninety minutes a day and stop censoring.
by Walter Mosley 2007
3.81
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 89%
A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.
by Ralph Fletcher 1996
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard • 1989
The work leads, the writer follows, and most of what you write must be destroyed.
3.98
18k+
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life 89%
The work leads, the writer follows, and most of what you write must be destroyed.
by Annie Dillard 1989
3.98
18k+ ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
2k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 89%
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Words
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1963
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
3.73
10k+
The Words Summary
The Words 89%
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1963
3.73
10k+ ratings
Body Work
by Melissa Febos • 2022
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
4.22
6k+
Body Work Summary
Body Work 89%
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
by Melissa Febos 2022
4.22
6k+ ratings
My Next Breath
by Jeremy Renner • 2025
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
4.15
42k+
My Next Breath Summary
My Next Breath 89%
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
by Jeremy Renner 2025
4.15
42k+ ratings
On Writing Well
by William Zinsser • 1976
Your personality is the only writing tool: how to strip away everything that buries it.
4.23
31k+
On Writing Well Summary
On Writing Well 89%
Your personality is the only writing tool: how to strip away everything that buries it.
by William Zinsser 1976
4.23
31k+ ratings
Immediate Fiction
by Jerry Cleaver • 2002
A no-jargon writing method that centers on conflict and emotion, and how to finish the stuck draft.
4.14
755
Immediate Fiction Summary
Immediate Fiction 89%
A no-jargon writing method that centers on conflict and emotion, and how to finish the stuck draft.
by Jerry Cleaver 2002
4.14
755 ratings
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan • 2013
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
4.10
178
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life Summary
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life 89%
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan 2013
4.10
178 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 89%
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
by Mason Currey 2013
3.65
21k+ ratings
Joseph Anton
by Salman Rushdie • 2012
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
3.65
9k+
Joseph Anton Summary
Joseph Anton 89%
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
by Salman Rushdie 2012
3.65
9k+ ratings
Draft No. 4
by John McPhee • 2013
How a New Yorker writer earns every sentence: drafts, checking, silence, and a dictionary.
4.09
4k+
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
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 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
Never Stop Walking
by Christina Rickardsson • 2016
Adoption carried her from Brazilian caves to Sweden at eight. Learning the cost took decades.
3.98
10k+
Never Stop Walking Summary
Never Stop Walking 89%
Adoption carried her from Brazilian caves to Sweden at eight. Learning the cost took decades.
by Christina Rickardsson 2016
3.98
10k+ 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 89%
A psychologist's method for quieting the inner critic and writing with real focus every day.
by Eric Maisel 1999
3.60
171 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 89%
Resist the rush: how slowing down builds deeper writing and a creative life that actually lasts.
by Louise DeSalvo 2014
4.27
698 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 89%
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
The Way of the Fearless Writer
by Beth Kempton • 2023
Replace willpower with listening. A Japanese Zen approach to a writing life that sustains itself.
4.37
425
The Way of the Fearless Writer Summary
The Way of the Fearless Writer 89%
Replace willpower with listening. A Japanese Zen approach to a writing life that sustains itself.
by Beth Kempton 2023
4.37
425 ratings
The Art of Spiritual Writing
by Vinita Hampton Wright • 2013
Spiritual writing needs craft, not just calling. Skills that make your prose impossible to ignore.
4.32
136
The Art of Spiritual Writing Summary
The Art of Spiritual Writing 89%
Spiritual writing needs craft, not just calling. Skills that make your prose impossible to ignore.
by Vinita Hampton Wright 2013
4.32
136 ratings
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
by Sylvia Plath • 2000
Her uncensored journals: the ambition, the marriage, the breakdown, and the art she fought to make.
4.28
27k+
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Summary
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 89%
Her uncensored journals: the ambition, the marriage, the breakdown, and the art she fought to make.
by Sylvia Plath 2000
4.28
27k+ ratings
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