Best How To Books | Summaries & Audio

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Characters & Viewpoint

by Orson Scott Card • 1988

Shape characters your readers will follow anywhere: the techniques that turn ink into people.

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🎭 Character Creation 👁️ Point Of View ✍️ Fiction Craft 📈 Character Arcs 📖 Narrative Technique

Characters & Viewpoint

Shape characters your readers will follow anywhere: the techniques that turn ink into people.

by Orson Scott Card 1988 240 pages

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4k+ ratings

🎭 Character Creation 👁️ Point Of View ✍️ Fiction Craft 📈 Character Arcs 📖 Narrative Technique

How to Be a Gentleman

by John Bridges • 1998

The modern gentleman's guide: dress, dining, and the one rule that replaces forty others.

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🎩 Etiquette 📱 Modern Manners 👔 Men's Style 💼 Workplace Etiquette 🍽️ Dining Etiquette

How to Be a Gentleman

The modern gentleman's guide: dress, dining, and the one rule that replaces forty others.

by John Bridges 1998 150 pages

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🎩 Etiquette 📱 Modern Manners 👔 Men's Style 💼 Workplace Etiquette 🍽️ Dining Etiquette

How to Reassess Your Chess

by Jeremy Silman • 1993

Find the hidden imbalance, build a plan around it, and stop playing aimless moves.

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♟️ Chess Strategy 📍 Positional Chess 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🧮 Tactical Calculation 🧱 Pawn Structures

How to Reassess Your Chess

Find the hidden imbalance, build a plan around it, and stop playing aimless moves.

by Jeremy Silman 1993 402 pages

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♟️ Chess Strategy 📍 Positional Chess 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🧮 Tactical Calculation 🧱 Pawn Structures

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

by Renni Browne • 1993

The self-editing techniques that find and fix the flaws keeping your novel from publication.

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✍️ Fiction Editing 🔍 Self-Editing 🎭 Show Don't Tell 💬 Dialogue Craft 👁️ Point Of View

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

The self-editing techniques that find and fix the flaws keeping your novel from publication.

by Renni Browne 1993 288 pages

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✍️ Fiction Editing 🔍 Self-Editing 🎭 Show Don't Tell 💬 Dialogue Craft 👁️ Point Of View

Logo Design Love

by David Airey • 2011

The autistic brain is wired differently, not broken. Its strengths offer an overlooked path.

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🧩 Autism Spectrum 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🌈 Neurodiversity ⚡ Sensory Processing 💪 Strength-Based

Logo Design Love

The autistic brain is wired differently, not broken. Its strengths offer an overlooked path.

by David Airey 2011 220 pages

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🧩 Autism Spectrum 🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🌈 Neurodiversity ⚡ Sensory Processing 💪 Strength-Based

How to Write Dazzling Dialogue

by James Scott Bell • 2014

Your manuscript lives or dies by dialogue. The craft rules for making every exchange count.

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🗣️ Dialogue Craft 🎭 Character Voice ✍️ Writing Exercises ⚡ Narrative Tension 🕳️ Subtext In Writing

How to Write Dazzling Dialogue

Your manuscript lives or dies by dialogue. The craft rules for making every exchange count.

by James Scott Bell 2014 138 pages

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🗣️ Dialogue Craft 🎭 Character Voice ✍️ Writing Exercises ⚡ Narrative Tension 🕳️ Subtext In Writing

The 20-Minute Networking Meeting

by Nathan A. Perez • 2016

Five questions in twenty minutes: the networking template that finds the jobs no one posts.

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🏢 Executive Job Search 🤝 Professional Networking 🕵️ Hidden Job Market 🔄 Career Transitions 🔧 Networking System

The 20-Minute Networking Meeting

Five questions in twenty minutes: the networking template that finds the jobs no one posts.

by Nathan A. Perez 2016 182 pages

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🏢 Executive Job Search 🤝 Professional Networking 🕵️ Hidden Job Market 🔄 Career Transitions 🔧 Networking System

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

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🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

by Allen Carr 2002 215 pages

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🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Rebound

by Carrie Jackson Cheadle • 2019

Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.

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🧠 Sports Psychology 🩹 Injury Recovery 🧱 Resilience Building 🎯 Mindset Training 🏅 Mental Toughness

Rebound

Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.

by Carrie Jackson Cheadle 2019 240 pages

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341 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🩹 Injury Recovery 🧱 Resilience Building 🎯 Mindset Training 🏅 Mental Toughness

This book will teach you how to write better

by Neville Medhora • 2013

Your reader does not care about you. Copy that sells starts there and never gets clever.

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🧱 Copywriting Fundamentals 💼 Business Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology ✍️ Headline Formulas 👤 Audience Personas

This book will teach you how to write better

Your reader does not care about you. Copy that sells starts there and never gets clever.

by Neville Medhora 2013 46 pages

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🧱 Copywriting Fundamentals 💼 Business Writing 🧠 Reader Psychology ✍️ Headline Formulas 👤 Audience Personas

Back to Basics

by Abigail R. Gehring • 2007

Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.

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🏡 Homesteading Skills 🌱 Self-Sufficiency 🌄 Back To The Land 🔋 Off-Grid Living 🔨 Hand-Built Homes

Back to Basics

Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.

by Abigail R. Gehring 2007 464 pages

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🏡 Homesteading Skills 🌱 Self-Sufficiency 🌄 Back To The Land 🔋 Off-Grid Living 🔨 Hand-Built Homes

Never Be Lied to Again

by David J. Lieberman • 1998

The tells that expose a liar, and the questions that make the truth unavoidable.

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🔍 Lie Detection 🎭 Deception Psychology 🧍 Body Language 🪞 Self-Deception 👁️ Reading People

Never Be Lied to Again

The tells that expose a liar, and the questions that make the truth unavoidable.

by David J. Lieberman 1998 224 pages

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🔍 Lie Detection 🎭 Deception Psychology 🧍 Body Language 🪞 Self-Deception 👁️ Reading People

Cesar's Rules

by Cesar Millan • 2006

Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.

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🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Dog Behavior 🐺 Pack Leadership 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🎾 Canine Enrichment

Cesar's Rules

Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.

by Cesar Millan 2006 320 pages

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🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Dog Behavior 🐺 Pack Leadership 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🎾 Canine Enrichment

Speed Read Anything

by Peter Hollins • 2021

Most read at speaking speed. Retrain your eyes and brain to absorb pages, not words.

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🏃 Speed Reading 📖 Reading Comprehension 📚 Reading Techniques 🧠 Learning Strategies 💾 Retention And Recall

Speed Read Anything

Most read at speaking speed. Retrain your eyes and brain to absorb pages, not words.

by Peter Hollins 2021 140 pages

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358 ratings

🏃 Speed Reading 📖 Reading Comprehension 📚 Reading Techniques 🧠 Learning Strategies 💾 Retention And Recall

The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing

by The Writer's Digest • 1992

The craft reference that walks you from three-act structure through revision to the agent's desk.

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📝 Fiction Writing 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development 🌍 Worldbuilding 🔍 Mystery Writing

The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing

The craft reference that walks you from three-act structure through revision to the agent's desk.

by The Writer's Digest 1992 528 pages

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📝 Fiction Writing 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Development 🌍 Worldbuilding 🔍 Mystery Writing

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

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🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

How to Tell a Story

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022 288 pages

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🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

Get the Life You Want

by Richard Bandler • 2008

Reprogram your fears, habits, and beliefs by adjusting the mental pictures that hold them in place.

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🧠 Nlp 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔁 Habit Change 😨 Fear And Phobia 🎯 Goal Achievement

Get the Life You Want

Reprogram your fears, habits, and beliefs by adjusting the mental pictures that hold them in place.

by Richard Bandler 2008 264 pages

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🧠 Nlp 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔁 Habit Change 😨 Fear And Phobia 🎯 Goal Achievement

How Not to Write a Novel

by Howard Mittelmark • 2008

The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.

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📝 Fiction Writing 📚 Writing Reference ⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes 😂 Humorous How-To 🎭 Satirical Nonfiction

How Not to Write a Novel

The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.

by Howard Mittelmark 2008 255 pages

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📝 Fiction Writing 📚 Writing Reference ⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes 😂 Humorous How-To 🎭 Satirical Nonfiction

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide

by Glen Weldon • 2021

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

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🎙️ Podcasting 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques 📈 Audience Building

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

by Glen Weldon 2021 298 pages

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213 ratings

🎙️ Podcasting 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques 📈 Audience Building

Writing Fiction for Dummies

by Randy Ingermanson • 2009

Your story idea is not a novel. The craft steps for structuring it into a page-turner.

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🖋️ Novel Writing 📚 Fiction Craft 📈 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Development 🌍 Worldbuilding

Writing Fiction for Dummies

Your story idea is not a novel. The craft steps for structuring it into a page-turner.

by Randy Ingermanson 2009 384 pages

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🖋️ Novel Writing 📚 Fiction Craft 📈 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Development 🌍 Worldbuilding

Apartment Therapy

by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan • 2006

Home should restore you. Diagnose what is wrong, then fix it, starting at the front door.

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🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering Methods 🧘 Holistic Home 🧠 Design Psychology 📐 Small Space Living

Apartment Therapy

Home should restore you. Diagnose what is wrong, then fix it, starting at the front door.

by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan 2006 293 pages

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🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering Methods 🧘 Holistic Home 🧠 Design Psychology 📐 Small Space Living

Write Your Novel From The Middle

by James Scott Bell • 2014

Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.

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📝 Fiction Craft 🏗️ Novel Structure 🎯 Midpoint Structure 🎭 Character Arcs ⚡ Narrative Stakes

Write Your Novel From The Middle

Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.

by James Scott Bell 2014 88 pages

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📝 Fiction Craft 🏗️ Novel Structure 🎯 Midpoint Structure 🎭 Character Arcs ⚡ Narrative Stakes

Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life

by Karen Rauch Carter • 2000

Your floor plan holds your money, love, and career. A nine-zone map reveals exactly where.

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🏠 Feng Shui 🌀 Modern Feng Shui 🧹 Decluttering ⚡ Energy Work 🧭 Intention Setting

Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life

Your floor plan holds your money, love, and career. A nine-zone map reveals exactly where.

by Karen Rauch Carter 2000 233 pages

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🏠 Feng Shui 🌀 Modern Feng Shui 🧹 Decluttering ⚡ Energy Work 🧭 Intention Setting

Newsletter Ninja

by Tammi Labrecque • 2018

Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.

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🏗️ Author Platform Building ✍️ Indie Authors 📚 Self-Publishing ✉️ Email Marketing 📋 List Building

Newsletter Ninja

Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.

by Tammi Labrecque 2018 146 pages

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🏗️ Author Platform Building ✍️ Indie Authors 📚 Self-Publishing ✉️ Email Marketing 📋 List Building

How I Write

by Janet Evanovich • 2006

What a decade of rejection teaches about characters, dialogue, pacing, and writing books that sell.

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🛠️ Fiction Craft 👤 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Craft 🗺️ Plot And Structure ✂️ Revision And Editing

How I Write

What a decade of rejection teaches about characters, dialogue, pacing, and writing books that sell.

by Janet Evanovich 2006 272 pages

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🛠️ Fiction Craft 👤 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Craft 🗺️ Plot And Structure ✂️ Revision And Editing

The First Five Pages

by Noah Lukeman • 2000

99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.

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✍️ Fiction Craft 🔄 Manuscript Revision 🔍 Diagnostic Editing 👁️ Gatekeeper Perspective 💬 Dialogue Craft

The First Five Pages

99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.

by Noah Lukeman 2000 208 pages

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✍️ Fiction Craft 🔄 Manuscript Revision 🔍 Diagnostic Editing 👁️ Gatekeeper Perspective 💬 Dialogue Craft

Writing Magic

by Gail Carson Levine • 2006

A children's author tells young writers to silence their inner critic and write terribly on purpose.

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🖋️ Creative Writing ✏️ Young Writers 🧠 Inner Critic ✍️ Writing Practice 🎭 Character Development

Writing Magic

A children's author tells young writers to silence their inner critic and write terribly on purpose.

by Gail Carson Levine 2006 168 pages

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🖋️ Creative Writing ✏️ Young Writers 🧠 Inner Critic ✍️ Writing Practice 🎭 Character Development

Spanish for Dummies

by Susana Wald • 1999

Speak Spanish in restaurants, hotels, and taxis without the grammar drills you dreaded in school.

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🗣️ Language Learning 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 💬 Conversational Spanish 📚 Practical Grammar 🎧 Audio-Based Learning

Spanish for Dummies

Speak Spanish in restaurants, hotels, and taxis without the grammar drills you dreaded in school.

by Susana Wald 1999 397 pages

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🗣️ Language Learning 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 💬 Conversational Spanish 📚 Practical Grammar 🎧 Audio-Based Learning

Make Peace With Anyone

by David J. Lieberman • 2002

Every fight comes down to two core needs. Psychological tactics for resolving any conflict, fast.

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🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🔧 Relationship Repair 👂 Active Listening 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Conflict 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Make Peace With Anyone

Every fight comes down to two core needs. Psychological tactics for resolving any conflict, fast.

by David J. Lieberman 2002 170 pages

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312 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🔧 Relationship Repair 👂 Active Listening 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Conflict 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Laundry Love

by Patric Richardson • 2021

Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.

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🏠 Home Care 🧺 Fabric Care 🔄 Reframing Chores 🌍 Eco-Friendly Living 🐌 Slow Living

Laundry Love

Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.

by Patric Richardson 2021 180 pages

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🏠 Home Care 🧺 Fabric Care 🔄 Reframing Chores 🌍 Eco-Friendly Living 🐌 Slow Living

How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

by James Scott Bell • 2016

One moment, properly placed, can make a short story unforgettable and launch a career.

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📖 Short Fiction 🏗️ Narrative Structure 💓 Emotional Resonance 👁️ Point Of View 📈 Publishing Strategy

How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

One moment, properly placed, can make a short story unforgettable and launch a career.

by James Scott Bell 2016 114 pages

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📖 Short Fiction 🏗️ Narrative Structure 💓 Emotional Resonance 👁️ Point Of View 📈 Publishing Strategy

Story Trumps Structure

by Steven James • 2013

Why rigid outlines kill stories, and the three questions that keep your novel alive instead.

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📝 Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🌱 Organic Writing ⚡ Narrative Tension 🔧 Plot Mechanics

Story Trumps Structure

Why rigid outlines kill stories, and the three questions that keep your novel alive instead.

by Steven James 2013 306 pages

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📝 Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🌱 Organic Writing ⚡ Narrative Tension 🔧 Plot Mechanics

Help! for Writers

by Roy Peter Clark • 2011

210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.

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🖊️ Writing Craft 📰 Journalism And Reporting 💡 Idea Generation 🧱 Writer's Block ✂️ Revision Strategies

Help! for Writers

210 targeted fixes for the predictable problems of writing, from idea drought to the final edit.

by Roy Peter Clark 2011 164 pages

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🖊️ Writing Craft 📰 Journalism And Reporting 💡 Idea Generation 🧱 Writer's Block ✂️ Revision Strategies

How to Not Always Be Working

by Cody Cook-Parrott • 2018

Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.

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🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎨 Creative Self-Help 🚧 Work-Life Boundaries 📱 Phone Addiction 💗 Self-Compassion

How to Not Always Be Working

Craft rituals, spaces, and phone rules that keep your creative work from becoming your prison.

by Cody Cook-Parrott 2018 103 pages

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🧯 Burnout Prevention 🎨 Creative Self-Help 🚧 Work-Life Boundaries 📱 Phone Addiction 💗 Self-Compassion

Super Structure

by James Scott Bell • 2015

Your story's midpoint holds the key. A flexible framework of beats for outliners and pantsers alike.

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✍️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🥁 Story Beats 🎭 Three-Act Structure 💕 Character Empathy

Super Structure

Your story's midpoint holds the key. A flexible framework of beats for outliners and pantsers alike.

by James Scott Bell 2015 118 pages

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500+ ratings

✍️ Fiction Craft 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🥁 Story Beats 🎭 Three-Act Structure 💕 Character Empathy

The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself

by Mike Bechtle • 2021

Escape the approval trap: the skills for real relationships that don't require losing your warmth.

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🧱 People Pleasing 🔒 Relational Boundaries 😟 Fear Of Rejection 💪 Personal Responsibility 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself

Escape the approval trap: the skills for real relationships that don't require losing your warmth.

by Mike Bechtle 2021 207 pages

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140 ratings

🧱 People Pleasing 🔒 Relational Boundaries 😟 Fear Of Rejection 💪 Personal Responsibility 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Science of Getting Started

by Patrick King • 2019

Your brain is wired to avoid discomfort. How to override the wiring and get started.

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⏳ Procrastination 🔋 Energy Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🚀 Task Initiation ⚡ Motivation

The Science of Getting Started

Your brain is wired to avoid discomfort. How to override the wiring and get started.

by Patrick King 2019 282 pages

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254 ratings

⏳ Procrastination 🔋 Energy Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🚀 Task Initiation ⚡ Motivation

The Power of Passive Income

by Nightingale-Conant • 2019

Wealth means getting paid while you sleep. The passive income vehicles that actually work.

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💸 Passive Income 🕊️ Financial Independence 🔀 Multiple Income Streams 💻 Online Business Models 📦 Digital Products

The Power of Passive Income

Wealth means getting paid while you sleep. The passive income vehicles that actually work.

by Nightingale-Conant 2019 253 pages

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💸 Passive Income 🕊️ Financial Independence 🔀 Multiple Income Streams 💻 Online Business Models 📦 Digital Products

How to Sell Your Art Online

by Cory Huff • 2016

Replace the starving artist story with a sustainable business, half creation and half marketing.

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🖌️ Art Business 📧 Audience Building 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎨 Creative Brand 🧠 Artist Mindset

How to Sell Your Art Online

Replace the starving artist story with a sustainable business, half creation and half marketing.

by Cory Huff 2016 192 pages

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389 ratings

🖌️ Art Business 📧 Audience Building 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎨 Creative Brand 🧠 Artist Mindset

Tidy Up Your Life

by Tyler Moore • 2025

Four steps, one order: declutter, organize, tidy, clean. Your head clears when your home does.

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🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 🧠 Mental Clarity ⏰ Habit Design 🎯 Intentional Living

Tidy Up Your Life

Four steps, one order: declutter, organize, tidy, clean. Your head clears when your home does.

by Tyler Moore 2025 256 pages

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🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 🧠 Mental Clarity ⏰ Habit Design 🎯 Intentional Living

Dot Journaling

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2017

Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.

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📓 Bullet Journaling 📝 Analog Productivity ✅ Habit Tracking 🎨 Creative Journaling 🚫👌 Embracing Imperfection

Dot Journaling

Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2017 240 pages

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7k+ ratings

📓 Bullet Journaling 📝 Analog Productivity ✅ Habit Tracking 🎨 Creative Journaling 🚫👌 Embracing Imperfection

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

by Randy Ingermanson • 2014

From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.

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📝 Novel Writing 🧱 Incremental Planning 🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Scene Design 🧑 Character Development

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.

by Randy Ingermanson 2014 234 pages

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2k+ ratings

📝 Novel Writing 🧱 Incremental Planning 🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Scene Design 🧑 Character Development

Writing the Paranormal Novel

by Steven Harper • 2011

Vampires need rules, werewolves need feelings. A paranormal craft guide from magic to manuscript.

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✍️ Genre Writing Guides 🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding ✨ Magic Systems ✏️ Craft Exercises 📬 Publishing Advice

Writing the Paranormal Novel

Vampires need rules, werewolves need feelings. A paranormal craft guide from magic to manuscript.

by Steven Harper 2011 272 pages

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376 ratings

✍️ Genre Writing Guides 🌍 Fantasy Worldbuilding ✨ Magic Systems ✏️ Craft Exercises 📬 Publishing Advice

Day Trading 101

by David Borman • 2018

Day trading as a business: how to plan entries, set stops, and protect your capital.

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🕒 Day Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🌱 Beginner Trading 📊 Trading Strategy

Day Trading 101

Day trading as a business: how to plan entries, set stops, and protect your capital.

by David Borman 2018 282 pages

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🕒 Day Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🌱 Beginner Trading 📊 Trading Strategy

The Green Beauty Guide

by Julie Gabriel • 2008

Your skin absorbs 60% of what you apply. The label-decoding, DIY guide to safer beauty.

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🧴 Clean Beauty 🌿 Natural Skincare 🔍 Ingredient Literacy 🧪 Diy Beauty Recipes 🏭 Beauty Industry Exposé

The Green Beauty Guide

Your skin absorbs 60% of what you apply. The label-decoding, DIY guide to safer beauty.

by Julie Gabriel 2008 400 pages

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439 ratings

🧴 Clean Beauty 🌿 Natural Skincare 🔍 Ingredient Literacy 🧪 Diy Beauty Recipes 🏭 Beauty Industry Exposé

The Fire in Fiction

by Donald Maass • 2009

An agent's field guide to the invisible craft that turns a flat manuscript into a page-turner.

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📚 Fiction Craft 🎬 Scene Building 💔 Internal Conflict 🎙️ Voice Development ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

The Fire in Fiction

An agent's field guide to the invisible craft that turns a flat manuscript into a page-turner.

by Donald Maass 2009 272 pages

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1k+ ratings

📚 Fiction Craft 🎬 Scene Building 💔 Internal Conflict 🎙️ Voice Development ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

The Illustrated Easyway to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2006

You smoke to relieve a craving that non-smokers never feel. Freedom starts when that clicks.

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🚭 Smoking Cessation 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Psychological Addiction 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🔨 Habit Breaking

The Illustrated Easyway to Stop Smoking

You smoke to relieve a craving that non-smokers never feel. Freedom starts when that clicks.

by Allen Carr 2006 176 pages

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🚭 Smoking Cessation 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Psychological Addiction 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🔨 Habit Breaking

Mastering Plot Twists

by Jane K. Cleland • 2018

Why your plot twists fall flat: the real conflict is never external.

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✍️ Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🧱 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Motivation ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

Mastering Plot Twists

Why your plot twists fall flat: the real conflict is never external.

by Jane K. Cleland 2018 240 pages

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199 ratings

✍️ Fiction Craft 📖 Novel Writing 🧱 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Motivation ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

Just in Case

by Kathy Harrison • 2008

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

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🆘 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🪴 Homesteading Skills 🥫 Food Storage 🫙 Food Preservation

Just in Case

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

by Kathy Harrison 2008 240 pages

3.85

494 ratings

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So You Want to Start a Podcast

by Kristen Meinzer • 2019

What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.

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📻 Podcasting Guide 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🎙️ Interviewing Skills ✂️ Editing Craft 👥 Community Building

So You Want to Start a Podcast

What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.

by Kristen Meinzer 2019 227 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

📻 Podcasting Guide 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🎙️ Interviewing Skills ✂️ Editing Craft 👥 Community Building

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