Writing Book Summaries

A Technique for Producing Ideas Summary
A Technique for Producing Ideas
by James Webb Young 1940 64 pages
4.05
5.1K ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide Summary
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide
Create, Launch, and Grow a Podcast on Any Budget
by Glen Weldon 2021 298 pages
4.26
193 ratings
Business
Writing
How To
How Not to Write a Novel Summary
How Not to Write a Novel
200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
by Howard Mittelmark 2008 255 pages
3.99
4.1K ratings
Writing
Humor
Reference
Excellence in Business Communication Summary
Excellence in Business Communication
by John V. Thill 1990 672 pages
3.82
203 ratings
Business
Communication
Textbooks
Into the Woods Summary
Into the Woods
A Five Act Journey Into Story
by John Yorke 2013 256 pages
4.20
4.3K ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
by Robert Lane Greene 2011 312 pages
3.85
676 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Politics
The One Hour Content Plan Summary
The One Hour Content Plan
The Solopreneur’s Guide to a Year’s Worth of Blog Post Ideas in 60 Minutes and Creating Content That Hooks and Sells
by Meera Kothand 2017 150 pages
4.06
1.5K ratings
Business
Writing
Entrepreneurship
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate With Power and Impact
by Annette Simmons 2007 226 pages
3.62
599 ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
Creative Calling Summary
Creative Calling
Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
by Chase Jarvis 2019 304 pages
4.16
1.5K ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Artist's Way Workbook Summary
The Artist's Way Workbook
by Julia Cameron 2006 178 pages
4.27
1.7K ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Creativity Summary
Creativity
A Short and Cheerful Guide
by John Cleese 2020 112 pages
3.88
8.9K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Humor
The Lonely Voice Summary
The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
by Frank O'Connor 1961 224 pages
3.90
233 ratings
Writing
Short Stories
Literary Criticism
Creating Character Arcs Summary
Creating Character Arcs
The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development
by K.M. Weiland 2016 215 pages
4.31
3.5K ratings
Writing
Reference
Film
Working Summary
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
by Robert A. Caro 2019 231 pages
4.44
6.9K ratings
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Imagine Summary
Imagine
How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.96
51.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard
How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
by Category Pirates 2022 270 pages
4.36
186 ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Real Artists Don't Starve Summary
Real Artists Don't Starve
Timeless Strategies for
by Jeff Goins 2017 240 pages
3.99
3.0K ratings
Business
Art
Writing
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition
by Angela Ackerman 2012 308 pages
4.52
6.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Lead with a Story Summary
Lead with a Story
A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire
by Paul Smith 2012 288 pages
3.84
1.4K ratings
Business
Leadership
Communication
The Hero With a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell 1949 416 pages
4.13
43.7K ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Psychology
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard 1989 111 pages
3.98
17.9K ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
Becoming a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande 1934 192 pages
4.00
6.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
How I Write Summary
How I Write
Secrets of a Bestselling Author
by Janet Evanovich 2006 240 pages
3.77
2.4K ratings
Writing
Reference
Biography
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics
Harnessing the Underlying Forces of Storytelling
by Larry Brooks 2013 248 pages
3.92
471 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing Summary
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing
Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work
by The Writer's Digest 1992 528 pages
4.00
1.0K ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short
Word Craft for Fast Times
by Roy Peter Clark 2013 272 pages
3.77
1.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Communication
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work
by Jeff Goins 2015 212 pages
3.89
4.1K ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
by Andrew Motion 2001 391 pages
3.96
358 ratings
Writing
Reference
Essays
Storynomics Summary
Storynomics
Story-Driven Marketing in the Post-Advertising World
by Robert McKee 2018 272 pages
3.80
537 ratings
Business
Writing
Leadership
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman 2013 80 pages
4.28
9.8K ratings
Art
Writing
Essays
English Grammar For Dummies Summary
English Grammar For Dummies
by Geraldine Woods 2001 359 pages
3.83
624 ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
Words that Sell Summary
Words that Sell
by Richard Bayan 1987 134 pages
4.03
825 ratings
Business
Writing
Reference
The Written World Summary
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
by Martin Puchner 2014 537 pages
3.92
1.8K ratings
History
Books About Books
Literature
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done
How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
by Matt Bell 2022 156 pages
4.44
1.9K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Writing Fiction for Dummies Summary
Writing Fiction for Dummies
by Randy Ingermanson 2009 384 pages
4.10
1.6K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart Summary
The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart
1200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able to Use
by Robert W. Bly 2009 256 pages
3.85
155 ratings
Self Help
Writing
Communication
Write Your Novel From the Middle Summary
Write Your Novel From the Middle
A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
by James Scott Bell 2014 93 pages
4.20
2.8K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Persuasive Business Proposals Summary
Persuasive Business Proposals
Writing to Win More Customers, Clients, and Contracts
by Tom Sant 1992 248 pages
3.79
189 ratings
Business
Writing
Reference
Dreyer's English Summary
Dreyer's English
An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
by Benjamin Dreyer 2019 269 pages
4.34
9.2K ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
On Writing Summary
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway 1984 160 pages
4.03
4.6K ratings
Writing
Classics
Literature
Newsletter Ninja Summary
Newsletter Ninja
How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert
by Tammi Labrecque 2018 148 pages
4.57
1.8K ratings
Writing
Business
Research
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings
And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
by Roy Peter Clark 2020 352 pages
4.01
592 ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Content Code Summary
The Content Code
Six essential strategies to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business
by Mark W. Schaefer 2015 260 pages
3.83
334 ratings
Business
Psychology
Writing
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice
The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
by Lisa Congdon 2019 128 pages
4.06
2.6K ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
Improving Your Storytelling Summary
Improving Your Storytelling
Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work and Play
by Doug Lipman 1999 224 pages
3.58
205 ratings
Writing
Adult
Self Help
Writing to Be Understood Summary
Writing to Be Understood
What Works and Why
by Anne H. Janzer 2018 228 pages
4.21
270 ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Writing Is Designing Summary
Writing Is Designing
Words and the User Experience
by Michael J. Metts 2020 200 pages
4.32
482 ratings
Design
Writing
Business
The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters
Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers
by Karl Iglesias 2001 256 pages
3.87
474 ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Novelist as a Vocation Summary
Novelist as a Vocation
by Haruki Murakami 2015 224 pages
3.89
16.7K ratings
Writing
Japan
Memoir
The Vein of Gold Summary
The Vein of Gold
A Journey to Your Creative Heart
by Julia Cameron 1996 400 pages
4.03
2.6K ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
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