Writing

Want to get better at the technical, sentence-by-sentence aspects of making your writing clear and accurate? This…

Peruse pages excerpted from the actual FBI files of 16 authors, with brief introductions that give context. Learn that…

A guide to robustly plotting your bestselling novel. Page-turners rely on a specific range of storytelling formulas. Use…

Whether you're a self-publishing author or an indie publisher, learn how to create, publish, and sell high-quality…

Based on the canonical methodology created for screenwriters, learn to make your novel into a page turner as gripping as…

Getting your book published is a monumental task. Where do you even begin? How do you approach a publisher? What happens…

Writing is hard. And most of us—including experienced, successful authors as well as first-time writers—struggle to…

A compendium of answers to your gnarliest writing questions and conundrums. Disorganized work habits? Can't think of…

If your goal is to publish a book, this big, giant comprehensive manual will guide you there. It's been updated several…

In dictionary format, beginning with "adjectives, excessive use of" and carrying us all the way through to "zoological…

A renowned newspaper editor produced this comprehensive guide to writing English for modern uses. He is not a fan of…

A concise introduction to just what the title says: producing text effectively and efficiently, grabbing and holding…

Two attorneys walk you through every area affecting your livelihood as a writer, including but not limited to copyright,…

Step into your poetic power with this sweet guidebook to the lifelong (but also: right now) process of writing poetry.…

Grants can help you make your dreams come true and change the world, but first you have to navigate a bewildering sea of…

Want to write impactful nonfiction? You could do worse than look to Mary Pipher as a guide. Her books, most…

Rebecca Solnit's keen eye and lyrical writing, applied to political and cultural critique, never miss their mark. Her…

"You need at least two skills to be a fiction writer. You need to be able to write and you need to be able to tell a…

Pity the Reader: On Writing With Style combines Kurt Vonnegut's legendary expertise with former student Suzanne…

Build your daily writing practice with the guidance of this workbook. Each section is a deep dive into a different part…

Do you have a truth you need people to get behind? Writing to Persuade shows you how to craft your argument, and relay…

This title doesn't lie! Seriously, this book gives you templates and tips for how to write ANYTHING. Just a few…

Being in business involves a ton of writing, even if you don't think of yourself as a writer. Just think about all the…

A practical, no-frills guide to what you absolutely need to know if you're writing journalism, researching an article or…

Learn the rules of written language so you can break them—or otherwise make them work for your purposes. This book is…

No one writes a perfect first draft. Award-winning novelist, critic & teacher Sandra Scofield helps you reread your work…

Are you a mystery, suspense, or crime writer who’s interested in taking your story ideas or rough-draft manuscript to…

Murakami's memoir is as good as his novels, maybe even better. Running and writing are his joint passions, and it's a…