16 Books like Several Short Sentences About Writing

Reading Like a Writer

by Francine Prose • 2006

Workshops preach rules. Real craft is learned one Chekhov sentence at a time.

3.77

12k+

📖 Close Reading 📝 Reading For Writers 🖋️ Literary Craft 📜 Sentence Craft 🔎 Concrete Detail

Reading Like a Writer 96%

Workshops preach rules. Real craft is learned one Chekhov sentence at a time.

by Francine Prose 2006

3.77

12k+ ratings

📖 Close Reading 📝 Reading For Writers 🖋️ Literary Craft 📜 Sentence Craft 🔎 Concrete Detail

How to Write a Sentence

by Stanley Fish • 2011

A few logical forms generate all possible sentences. Master them, and content follows.

3.48

3k+

🛠️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Close Reading 🏗️ Sentence Structure ✍️ Writing Exercises 📐 Formalism

How to Write a Sentence 96%

A few logical forms generate all possible sentences. Master them, and content follows.

by Stanley Fish 2011

3.48

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Close Reading 🏗️ Sentence Structure ✍️ Writing Exercises 📐 Formalism

Good Prose

by Tracy Kidder • 2013

Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.

3.92

1k+

📖 Narrative Nonfiction ✍️ Writing Craft 🖋️ Prose Style ✂️ Revision And Editing ⚖️ Truth In Nonfiction

Good Prose 96%

Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.

by Tracy Kidder 2013

3.92

1k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Nonfiction ✍️ Writing Craft 🖋️ Prose Style ✂️ Revision And Editing ⚖️ Truth In Nonfiction

The Art of X-Ray Reading

by Roy Peter Clark • 2016

How to read a novel and come away with a toolbox, not just a story.

4.04

1k+

✍️ Writing Craft 🔍 Close Reading 📖 Reading Like A Writer ✒️ Sentence Craft 🧩 Narrative Technique

The Art of X-Ray Reading 96%

How to read a novel and come away with a toolbox, not just a story.

by Roy Peter Clark 2016

4.04

1k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🔍 Close Reading 📖 Reading Like A Writer ✒️ Sentence Craft 🧩 Narrative Technique

Monkeys with Typewriters

by Scarlett Thomas • 2012

Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.

4.17

534

📝 Fiction Writing 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development ✍️ Sentence Craft 💡 Idea Generation

Monkeys with Typewriters 95%

Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.

by Scarlett Thomas 2012

4.17

534 ratings

📝 Fiction Writing 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development ✍️ Sentence Craft 💡 Idea Generation

Murder Your Darlings

by Roy Peter Clark • 2020

Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.

4.02

644

✍️ Writing Craft 📝 Rhetoric And Style 📖 Narrative Craft ⏰ Writing Routine 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Murder Your Darlings 95%

Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.

by Roy Peter Clark 2020

4.02

644 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 📝 Rhetoric And Style 📖 Narrative Craft ⏰ Writing Routine 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

The Art of Nonfiction

by Ayn Rand • 2001

Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.

3.98

537

📖 Philosophical Writing 💡 Clarity And Precision 🗂️ Pre-Writing And Outlining 🧠 Subconscious Creativity ✂️ Editing And Revision

The Art of Nonfiction 95%

Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.

by Ayn Rand 2001

3.98

537 ratings

📖 Philosophical Writing 💡 Clarity And Precision 🗂️ Pre-Writing And Outlining 🧠 Subconscious Creativity ✂️ Editing And Revision

The Art of Subtext

by Charles Baxter • 2007

What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.

4.02

1k+

📖 Narrative Craft ✍️ Writers On Writing 🎨 Fiction Aesthetics 🔍 Close Reading 👤 Character Depth

The Art of Subtext 94%

What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.

by Charles Baxter 2007

4.02

1k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Craft ✍️ Writers On Writing 🎨 Fiction Aesthetics 🔍 Close Reading 👤 Character Depth

The Art of Fiction

by John Gardner • 1984

Master the craft that makes readers forget the page and live inside your story.

3.99

6k+

🖊️ Fiction Craft ✍️ Prose Style 📖 Narrative Technique 🏗️ Plot Structure 🎭 Character Development

The Art of Fiction 94%

Master the craft that makes readers forget the page and live inside your story.

by John Gardner 1984

3.99

6k+ ratings

🖊️ Fiction Craft ✍️ Prose Style 📖 Narrative Technique 🏗️ Plot Structure 🎭 Character Development

Your Creative Writing Masterclass

by Jürgen Wolff • 2012

A hundred great novelists teach you fiction's craft secrets, from character to voice.

3.88

182

✍️ Fiction Craft 📖 Reading Like A Writer 🎭 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Craft 🗺️ Plot Structure

Your Creative Writing Masterclass Summary

Your Creative Writing Masterclass 94%

A hundred great novelists teach you fiction's craft secrets, from character to voice.

by Jürgen Wolff 2012

3.88

182 ratings

✍️ Fiction Craft 📖 Reading Like A Writer 🎭 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Craft 🗺️ Plot Structure

Refuse to Be Done

by Matt Bell • 2022

Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.

4.43

2k+

📖 Novel Writing 🔄 Rewriting ✍️ Drafting Techniques ⏰ Writing Habits 🧱 Story Structure

Refuse to Be Done 94%

Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.

by Matt Bell 2022

4.43

2k+ ratings

📖 Novel Writing 🔄 Rewriting ✍️ Drafting Techniques ⏰ Writing Habits 🧱 Story Structure

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

✍️ Writing Craft 👃 Sensory Detail 🎬 Show Don't Tell 🖼️ Figurative Language 🛠️ Workshop Techniques

Word Painting 94%

Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.

by Rebecca McClanahan 2014

4.13

816 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 👃 Sensory Detail 🎬 Show Don't Tell 🖼️ Figurative Language 🛠️ Workshop Techniques

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+

📝 Short Form Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques 👁️ Reading As A Writer 📰 Journalism Craft

How to Write Short 94%

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

📝 Short Form Writing ✍️ Writing Craft 🗣️ Rhetorical Techniques 👁️ Reading As A Writer 📰 Journalism Craft

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+

📝 Writing Craft 📅 Daily Writing Habits 💡 Idea Generation 🗣️ Authentic Voice 🏫 Writing Workshop

A Writer's Notebook 94%

A notebook habit turns raw noticing into finished writing. Everything starts with what you catch.

by Ralph Fletcher 1996

4.06

1k+ ratings

📝 Writing Craft 📅 Daily Writing Habits 💡 Idea Generation 🗣️ Authentic Voice 🏫 Writing Workshop

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+

📖 Novel Writing 📅 Daily Writing Practice 🌊 Creative Subconscious 🔓 Self-Censorship ✂️ Revision Process

This Year You Write Your Novel 94%

Your unconscious writes the story. Give it ninety minutes a day and stop censoring.

by Walter Mosley 2007

3.81

2k+ ratings

📖 Novel Writing 📅 Daily Writing Practice 🌊 Creative Subconscious 🔓 Self-Censorship ✂️ Revision Process

Consider This

by Chuck Palahniuk • 2020

Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.

4.37

6k+

🖋️ Writing Craft 📖 Craft Memoir ✂️ Literary Minimalism 💔 Therapeutic Writing 🎤 Narrative Voice

Consider This 94%

Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.

by Chuck Palahniuk 2020

4.37

6k+ ratings

🖋️ Writing Craft 📖 Craft Memoir ✂️ Literary Minimalism 💔 Therapeutic Writing 🎤 Narrative Voice

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