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The Hunger Artists
by Maud Ellmann • 1993
Why self-starvation is always a form of writing, from Irish hunger strikers to Kafka.
3.82
50
The Hunger Artists Summary
The Hunger Artists 90%
Why self-starvation is always a form of writing, from Irish hunger strikers to Kafka.
by Maud Ellmann 1993
3.82
50 ratings
Writing Begins with the Breath
by Laraine Herring • 2007
The deepest writing starts with breath and body, not technique.
4.09
376
Writing Begins with the Breath Summary
Writing Begins with the Breath 90%
The deepest writing starts with breath and body, not technique.
by Laraine Herring 2007
4.09
376 ratings
On Muscle
by Bonnie Tsui • 2025
The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.
3.77
2k+
On Muscle Summary
On Muscle 90%
The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.
by Bonnie Tsui 2025
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Your Body
by Hillary L. McBride • 2021
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
4.31
5k+
The Wisdom of Your Body Summary
The Wisdom of Your Body 89%
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
by Hillary L. McBride 2021
4.31
5k+ ratings
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine • 2018
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
4.10
21k+
Notes to Self Summary
Notes to Self 89%
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
by Emilie Pine 2018
4.10
21k+ ratings
Womanhood
by Laura Dodsworth • 2019
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
4.45
107
Womanhood Summary
Womanhood 89%
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
by Laura Dodsworth 2019
4.45
107 ratings
Right Body For You
by Gary M. Douglas • 2012
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
4.41
134
Right Body For You Summary
Right Body For You 89%
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
by Gary M. Douglas 2012
4.41
134 ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
7k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick 89%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ 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
Writing to Learn
by William Zinsser • 1988
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
3.81
2k+
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
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 89%
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020
4.37
6k+ ratings
More Than a Body
by Lexie Kite • 2020
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
4.14
8k+
More Than a Body Summary
More Than a Body 89%
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
by Lexie Kite 2020
4.14
8k+ 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
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
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
The Empathy Exams
by Leslie Jamison • 2014
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
3.67
16k+
The Empathy Exams Summary
The Empathy Exams 89%
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
by Leslie Jamison 2014
3.67
16k+ 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
Mind Your Body
by Nicole J. Sachs • 2025
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
4.34
2k+
Mind Your Body Summary
Mind Your Body 89%
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
by Nicole J. Sachs 2025
4.34
2k+ ratings
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
Word Painting Summary
Word Painting 89%
Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.
by Rebecca McClanahan 2014
4.13
816 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 89%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 ratings
Writing as a Path to Awakening
by Albert Flynn Desilver • 2017
Writing craft meets meditation: a yearlong practice that sharpens prose and quiets the inner critic.
3.77
128
Writing as a Path to Awakening Summary
Writing as a Path to Awakening 89%
Writing craft meets meditation: a yearlong practice that sharpens prose and quiets the inner critic.
by Albert Flynn Desilver 2017
3.77
128 ratings
The Book of (More) Delights
by Ross Gay • 2023
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
4.25
3k+
The Book of (More) Delights Summary
The Book of (More) Delights 89%
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
by Ross Gay 2023
4.25
3k+ ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 89%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
A History of the World Through Body Parts
by Kathryn Petras • 2022
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
3.99
228
A History of the World Through Body Parts Summary
A History of the World Through Body Parts 89%
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
by Kathryn Petras 2022
3.99
228 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 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 89%
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 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
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
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf • 1990
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
3.91
31k+
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth 89%
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990
3.91
31k+ 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 89%
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 Body Has a Mind of Its Own
by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
3.98
796
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own Summary
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 89%
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
by Sandra Blakeslee 2007
3.98
796 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 89%
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
by Anne Lamott 1994
4.24
112k+ ratings
Spellbinding Sentences
by Barbara Baig • 2015
Sentences are buildable, not born. A practice-based method for word choice, imagery, and rhythm.
4.31
231
Spellbinding Sentences Summary
Spellbinding Sentences 89%
Sentences are buildable, not born. A practice-based method for word choice, imagery, and rhythm.
by Barbara Baig 2015
4.31
231 ratings
Breaking Free from Body Shame
by Jess Connolly • 2021
Real freedom from body shame doesn't come from fixing yourself. It starts when you worship instead.
4.39
4k+
Breaking Free from Body Shame Summary
Breaking Free from Body Shame 89%
Real freedom from body shame doesn't come from fixing yourself. It starts when you worship instead.
by Jess Connolly 2021
4.39
4k+ ratings
The Creative Writing Coursebook
by Julia Bell • 2001
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
3.95
363
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook 89%
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
by Julia Bell 2001
3.95
363 ratings
More Than Words
by John Warner • 2025
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
4.05
525
More Than Words Summary
More Than Words 89%
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
by John Warner 2025
4.05
525 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
Embodiment
by Dain Heer • 2006
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
4.33
240
Embodiment Summary
Embodiment 89%
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
by Dain Heer 2006
4.33
240 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 89%
Pick a prompt. Use the words. Hit the word count. Fifty setups that turn resistance into pages.
by Levon Sparks Salone 2014
Reclaiming Body Trust
by Hilary Kinavey • 2022
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
4.37
944
Reclaiming Body Trust Summary
Reclaiming Body Trust 89%
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
by Hilary Kinavey 2022
4.37
944 ratings
Embodied
by Gregg R. Allison • 2021
Christian faith has a body problem. What the incarnation actually means for how you treat yours.
4.06
268
Embodied Summary
Embodied 89%
Christian faith has a body problem. What the incarnation actually means for how you treat yours.
by Gregg R. Allison 2021
4.06
268 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 89%
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
Somatics
by Thomas Hanna • 1988
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
4.18
607
Somatics Summary
Somatics 89%
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
by Thomas Hanna 1988
4.18
607 ratings
Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence 88%
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020
3.60
194 ratings
Tits Up
by Sarah Thornton • 2024
A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.
3.66
2k+
Tits Up Summary
Tits Up 88%
A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.
by Sarah Thornton 2024
3.66
2k+ 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? 88%
Writing is the art of becoming nobody's fool, especially your own.
by Mark Edmundson 2016
3.65
222 ratings
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 88%
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
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 88%
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
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith • 2017
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
3.73
195
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page 88%
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
by Sam Leith 2017
3.73
195 ratings
The Unseen Body
by Jonathan Reisman • 2021
Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.
3.98
2k+
The Unseen Body Summary
The Unseen Body 88%
Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.
by Jonathan Reisman 2021
3.98
2k+ ratings
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