Wired for Story

Wired for Story

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Lisa Cron
Lisa Cron
2012 • 262 pages

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67 books

Writing Editing

francesca
Francesca Penchant
The Chicago Manual of Style
Dreyer’s English
Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Aspects of the Novel

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42 books

Tr Others

luizgonzaga
Luiz Gonzaga
Educated: A Memoir
Designing Disney
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
The Hero Within
Goddesses in Everywoman
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story

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117 books

Priority

sarah
Sarah
Today Will Be Different
Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
Get Your Sh*t Together
The Facefaker's Game
Normal
Lockdown : A Novel of Suspense
The Boy on the Bridge

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4 books

Writing

sarah
Sarah
Robot Coconut Trees: Break Through Writer's Block, Unleash Your Creative Voice, and Become the Writer You Already Are
The Writing Diet
Bestseller Code
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359 books

Nonfiction

Nowenen
Alexander
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Обезьяны, нейроны и душа
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
The Year of Living Biblically
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
The Grand Design
No Logo

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30 books

Neuroscience

Nowenen
Alexander
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Brain Maker
The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience
Обезьяны, кости и гены
Обезьяны, нейроны и душа

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11 books

Writing

Nowenen
Alexander
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Understanding Comics
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Alan Moore Writing For Comics
Comics and Sequential Art
Framed Ink

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51 books

Creative Writing

Apeiron
Alina
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Metaphors Be With You: An A to Z Dictionary of History's Greatest Metaphorical Quotations
Evocative Description, Character, Dialogue, Foreshadowing and Where to Use Hooks
Action, Emotion, Surprise and More
The Handbook of Creative Writing
How Novels Work
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

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106 books

Non Fiction

cofetty
Anna
Understanding exposure
Writing Tools
Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
Blink
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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2,410 books

Books I Own Hard Copy

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Erin Darlyn
The End of Mental Illness
Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
Blueprint: How DNA makes us who we are
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Healing the Broken Brain: Leading Experts Answer 100 Questions about Stroke Recovery

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42 books

Writing

erindarlyn
Erin Darlyn
The Chicago Manual of Style
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
The Best Punctuation Book, Period
How to Tell a Story
Mastering Plot Twists
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction

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326 books

Owned

Maverick97060
Andrew
The Course of Love
The Simple Wild
Wild at Heart
Almost missed you
Don't Believe It
Deadly Cross

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7 books

Novel Writing Books

Maverick97060
Andrew
The Secrets of Story
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish: A Guidebook for the Journey
Wired for Story
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

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442 books

Non Fiction

Zhep
ASZ
Do the Work
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life / The Little Book of Lykke / Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living
The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

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130 books

Pragmatic Non Fiction

Kracke
Bill
The Flavor Bible
The Art of Neighboring
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
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Confessions of a Prayer Slacker
The Hole in Our Holiness

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8 books

Craft Books

trcdana
Dana
Wired for Story
The Emotional Craft of Fiction
Sin and Syntax
The Plot Whisperer
The Anatomy of Story
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

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35 books

2013

ixium
Arkcielis
Mystic and Rider
Dark Moon Defender
Reader and Raelynx
The Thirteenth House
Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course
Falling Kingdoms
Beautiful Creatures

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4 books

Fiction Writing

ixium
Arkcielis
Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course
Wired for Story
Gone Girl

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5 books

Nonfiction Writing

ixium
Arkcielis
The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publication
The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Wired for Story

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3,329 books

Adult

Martha
Martha
Scarlett
Who Moved My Cheese?
Great Expectations
A Tale of Two Cities
First Rider's Call
The Fox
Poison Study

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1,016 books

Non Fiction

Martha
Martha
Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!
Plato and a platypus walk into a bar--
Happiness: Finders, Keepers
Mee Thinks: Random Thoughts on Life's Wrinkles
The Cost of Winning: Coming in First Across the Wrong Finish Line
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
The Fred Factor

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50 books

Writing Plot Structure

Martha
Martha
Building Better Plots
The Plot Thickens
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
Story Engineering
Plotting Your Novel Workbook

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35 books

Non Fiction

worderella
Belinda Kroll
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction
April 1865
Wired for Story
His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad
ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever

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33 books

Abandoned

worderella
Belinda Kroll
Ruby
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
Shattered Snow
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter
Classic Ghost Stories
The Gentleman's Book of Vices

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34 books

Writing

fugixi
Marcus
No Plot? No Problem!
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Big Magic
On writing well
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Write Great Fiction - Plot & Structure
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