Fiction Writing
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Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
$22.00 Add to cartStein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the alway… [more below]
- Author: Stein, Sol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 25 2000
- ISBN10: 0312254210
- Language: English
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I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home
$17.99 Add to cartNamed a Best Book of the Year by: Time * New Yorker * Sunday Times (UK)
From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling memoir about unlocking and embracing her creativity–and h
- Author: Attenberg, Jami
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 006303980X
- Language: English
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Land of the Dead: Lessons from the Underworld on Storytelling and Living
$27.99 Read moreFrom Brian McDonald, an expert on the narrative arts, comes a remarkable non-fiction graphic novel about the art of storytelling.
There is wisdom in the land of the dead, for it is the place that all s- Author: McDonald, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626727317
- Language: English
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
$18.99 Add to cart- Series: Write Great Fiction Series
- Author: Bell, James Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: October 06 2004
- ISBN10: 158297294X
- Language: English
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How Fiction Works (Tenth Anniversary Edition): Updated and Expanded
$19.00 Add to cart10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction
James Wood’s How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction–an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasti- Author: Wood, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1250183928
- Language: English
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The Art of Revision: The Last Word
$15.00 Add to cartThe fifteenth volume in the Art of series takes an expansive view of revision–on the page and in life
In The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies takes up an often discussed yet frequently- Series: Art Of…
- Author: Davies, Peter Ho
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1644450399
- Language: English
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Ernest Hemingway on Writing
$17.99 Add to cartA collection of reflections on writing and the nature of the writer from one the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad- Author: Phillips, Larry W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 06, 1999
- ISBN10: 0684854295
- Language: English
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How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
$19.99 Add to cartFrom 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries–from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers–“this is a writing guide th… [more below]
- Author: Mystery Writers of America
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1982149442
- Language: English
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Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club
$18.99 Add to cartWinner of the H.R.F. Keating Award for best biographical/critical book related to crime fiction, and nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe and Macavity Awards for Best Critical/Biographical book.
Ninety c
- Author: Edwards, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0008380163
- Language: English
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The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators
$32.99 Read moreWinner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagg
- Author: Edwards, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 0008192421
- Language: English
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The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
$19.00 Add to cartIn this exhilarating celebration of human ingenuity and perseverance–published all around the world–a trailblazing Italian scholar sifts through our cultural and social behavior in search of the ori
- Author: Ferrara, Silvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 125086299X
- Language: English
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Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel from Plan to Print
$14.99 Add to cartWriting a book can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.
Are you struggling to finish, or even start your novel? Are you overwhelmed by the many steps in the writing process, drowning in endless draf
- Author: Moreci, Jenna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0999735284
- Language: English
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Letters to a Writer of Color
$17.00 Add to cartA vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that hav… [more below]
- Author: Anappara, Deepa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 7, 2023
- ISBN10: 059344941X
- Language: English
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Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
$18.95 Add to cartThey say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first … [more below]
- Author: Bell, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1641293411
- Language: English
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Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
$18.99 Add to cartRenowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of… [more below]
- Author: Palahniuk, Chuck
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 5, 2021
- ISBN10: 1538717972
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
$22.00 Add to cartA guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.
Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix- Author: Truby, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: 29-Nov-22
- ISBN10: 0374539227
- Language: English
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Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
$16.95 Add to cart“How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read . . . Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers writer… [more below]
- Author: Alison, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1948226138
- Language: English
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Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
$16.95 Add to cartThis national bestseller is “a significant contribution to discussions of the art of fiction and a necessary challenge to received views about whose stories are told, how they are told and for whom th
- Author: Salesses, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 19, 2021
- ISBN10: 1948226804
- Language: English
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Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
$16.95 Add to cartAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Memoir meets craft master class in this “daring, honest, psychologically insightful” exploration of how we think and write about intimate experiences–“a must read for a- Author: Febos, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 1646220854
- Language: English
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Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
$16.99 Add to cartFrom the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, “a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller” (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a wri
- Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01, 2015
- ISBN10: 0544611616
- Language: English
