The Joy of Writing

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The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
1.  The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri
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  "Egri's classic on character based stories"
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The Art of Creative Writing
2.  The Art of Creative Writing by Lajos Egri
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  "The other Egri book developing the theme"
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting (Methuen Film)
3.  Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting (Methuen Film) by Robert McKee
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  "Kee's classic on story theory"
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The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
4.  The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman
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  "good advice from a literary agent"
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The Plot Thickens
5.  The Plot Thickens by Noah Lukeman
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  "more good advice from a literary agent"
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Telling Lies for Fun and Profit
6.  Telling Lies for Fun and Profit by Lawrence Block
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  "Questions and answers from a well-known crime writer"
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On Becoming a Novelist
7.  On Becoming a Novelist by Raymond Carver
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  "One of few books that deal with the actual writing process. Invaluable."
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
8.  Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne
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  "Two editors on the secret of revision. 'All writing is rewriting'"
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Revision: A Creative Approach to Writing and Rewriting Fiction
9.  Revision: A Creative Approach to Writing and Rewriting Fiction by David Michael Kaplan
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  "A guide to 'remodelling' your fiction"
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Studies in European Realism
10.  Studies in European Realism by Georg Lukacs
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  "Old Georg on Balzac, Stendal, Zola, Tolstoy and Gorky"
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On Writing
11.  On Writing by Stephen King
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  "Two books in one: about his accident and his craft"
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Timebends: A Life
12.  Timebends: A Life by Arthur Miller
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  "Arthur Miller's autobiography"
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Writing & Other Blood Sports
13.  Writing & Other Blood Sports by Charles Willeford
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  "Charles Willeford's priceless articles on writers and writing"
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The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
14.  The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories by Christopher Booker
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  "Why we tell stories (apparently)"
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Henry Miller on Writing (New Directions Paperbook)
15.  Henry Miller on Writing (New Directions Paperbook) by H Miller
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  "A compendium of Miller's writings on writing. Superb"
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Art of Fiction: Notes of Craft for Young Writers
16.  Art of Fiction: Notes of Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner
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  "For beginning writers, not just juveniles, again one of the few books to deal with the process"
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The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist: Understanding What Happens When We Write and Read Novels
17.  The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist: Understanding What Happens When We Write and Read Novels by Orhan Pamuk
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  "Should become a standard for understanding the writing and reading of novels"
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