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Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
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Everybody Writes

By Ann Handley ,

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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On Writing Well

By William Zinsser ,

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The Emotion Thesaurus
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The Emotion Thesaurus

By Angela Ackerman , Becca Puglisi ,

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Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
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Meander, Spiral, Explode

By Jane Alison ,

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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays
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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

By Alexander Chee ,

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Orality and Literacy
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Orality and Literacy

By Walter J. Ong ,

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The Fiction Writer's Guide to Dialogue: A Fresh Look at an Essential Ingredient of the Craft
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The Fiction Writer's Guide to Dialogue

By John Hough Jr. ,

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Writing for Television: Series, Serials and Soaps
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Writing for Television

By Yvonne Grace ,

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Several Short Sentences about Writing
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Several Short Sentences about Writing

By Verlyn Klinkenborg ,

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Writing to Be Understood: What Works and Why
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Writing to Be Understood

By Anne Janzer ,

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Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
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Pablo Neruda

By Monica Brown , Julie Paschkis (illustrator) ,

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The A-Zs of Worldbuilding
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The A-Zs of Worldbuilding

By Rebekah Loper ,

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Learn to Write Badly
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Learn to Write Badly

By Michael Billig ,

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Writing What You Know: How to Turn Personal Experiences Into Publishable Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
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Writing What You Know

By Meg Files ,

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Breaking the Maya Code
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Breaking the Maya Code

By Michael D. Coe ,

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Sing Me the Creation: Creative Writing Sourcebook
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Sing Me the Creation

By Paul Matthews ,

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Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication
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Writing Picture Books

By Ann Whitford Paul ,

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Things I Don't Want to Know
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Things I Don't Want to Know

By Deborah Levy ,

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The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
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The Bullet Journal Method

By Ryder Carroll ,

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A Strangeness in My Mind
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A Strangeness in My Mind

By Orhan Pamuk , Ekin Oklap (translator) ,

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Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production: A Guidebook for Growers, Processors, Traders and Researchers
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Coffee

By Jean Nicolas Wintgens (editor) ,

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How to Write a Lot
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How to Write a Lot

By Paul J. Silvia ,

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