Writing
Advice from working writers on drafting, editing, finding your voice and getting past the blank page, plus honest looks at the writing life.
Writing Library

Accidental Genius: Revolutionize Your Thinking Through Private Writing

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599

A Room of One’s Own

Brown Girl Dreaming

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Economical Writing: Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose

Do I Make Myself Clear?

Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours

Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content

How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking

How To Read Literature Like A Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

Mark Twain

On the Move: A Life

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: And Other Tough-Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer

Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words

Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel

The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better

The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A memoir about running and writing

Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

Writing That Works: How To Communicate Effectively In Business

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence