From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction
10 best books like From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction (Robert Olen Butler): Frogcatchers, Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life, If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit, Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew, Story Engineering: Character Development, Story Concept, Scene Construction, Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great, Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers, A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life, The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living
| Author | Jeff Lemire |
| ISBN | 1982107375 |
Experience a surreal descent into one man’s psychosis in this haunting and chilling graphic novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Roughneck and Sweet Tooth, “the Stephen King of comics” (Maclean’s).
A man wakes up alone in a strange room with no recollection of who he...
| Author | Natalie Goldberg |
| ISBN | 0553347756 |
Natalie Goldberg, author of the bestselling Writing Down The Bones, teaches a method of writing that can take you beyond craft to the true source of creative power: The mind that is "raw, full of energy, alive and hungry."
Here is compassionate, practical,...
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
| Author | Brenda Ueland |
| ISBN | 1555972608 |
In her 93 remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules she followed absolutely: to tell the truth, and not to do anything she didn't want to do. Her integrity shines throughout If You Want to Write, her best-selling classic on the process of writing that has already...
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| ISBN | 0933377460 |
I'm pretty skeptical of books on writing, if only because everyone seems to have written one. And so many of them come at you with flashy promises: "Sell Your Novel In Thirty Days!"
Prior to having read LeGuin's "Steering the Craft," I relied on three books, more or less:
1. Strunk and...
Story Engineering: Character Development, Story Concept, Scene Construction
| Author | Larry Brooks |
| ISBN | 1582979987 |
I went into this book having read the other reviews, so I knew what I was getting. I agree whole-heartedly with a number of things other people have said:
~It drowns itself in metaphors and analogies.
~The author comes off as being hugely egotistical.
~The first 10 -15 % of the...
| Author | Janet Burroway |
| ISBN | 0321277368 |
The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision. A bestseller through six editions, Writing Fiction by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French explores the elements of fiction, providing...
Discover the Difference Between a So-So Manuscript and a Novel Readers Can't Forget
We've all read them: novels by our favorite authors that disappoint. Uninspired and lifeless, we wonder what happened. Was the author in a hurry? Did she have a bad year? Has he lost interest altogether?
Something...
| Author | Carolyn See |
| ISBN | 0345440463 |
As Carolyn See says, writing guides are like preachers on Sunday?there may be a lot of them, but you can't have too many, and there's always an audience of the faithful. And while Making a Literary Life is ostensibly a book that teaches you how to write, it really teaches you how to make your interior life...
| Author | Judy Reeves |
| ISBN | 1577311000 |
Playwright and editor Judy Reeves has taught writing, led creative writing workshops, and participated in writing groups for years. A Writer’s Book of Days is a compilation of all that she’s learned from getting together to write with other people. She says, “the book came about because I saw...
The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living
| Author | Julia Cameron |
| ISBN | 1585427470 |
This new book from the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way guides readers through a year of cultivating a deeper connection to their creative selves.
The Artist's Way has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. Now, for the first time, fans will have a beautifully...
| Author | Anne Bernays |
| ISBN | 0062720066 |
What If? is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer...
| Author | Sarah Ban Breathnach |
| ISBN | 0696225573 |
Building on the success of Sarahas previous books, Moving On expresses a new-age inclusiveness that allows people of all faiths and belief systems to enjoy her positive outlook on life.Inspired by her own life experiences and requested by avid Ban Breathnach readers eager for another volume, Sarah...
| Author | Ricë Freeman-Zachery |
| ISBN | 1581809948 |
How DO they do it?
If you could ask your favorite artist or crafter only one question, chances are you'd ask about creativity: Where do your ideas come from? How did you get started? What are your tricks for overcoming blocks?
In Living the Creative Life, author Rice Freeman-Zachery...
| Author | Alice LaPlante |
| ISBN | 0393061647 |
The Making of a Story is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writing—both fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript....
Writing to Change the World
| Author | Mary Pipher |
| ISBN | 1594489203 |
In these tumultuous times, don't we all want to be heard? Who doesn't want to transform the world? And who doesn't harbor a secret ambition to write? Writing to Change the World is intended to help people who have a message they're passionate about to convey it clearly through writing. Inspired by a course...
The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language
| Author | Natalie Goldberg |
| ISBN | 1451641265 |
Sit. Walk. Write. These are the barest bones of Natalie Goldberg’s revolutionary writing and life practice, which she presents here in book form for the first time. A whole new slant on writing that she developed since the publication of her classic Writing Down the Bones, True Secret workshops have...
How Stella Saved the Farm: A Tale About Making Innovation Happen
| Author | Vijay Govindarajan |
| ISBN | 1250002125 |
How Stella Saved the Farm is a simple parable about making innovation happen. Written by the authors of the New York Times bestselling Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, the story resonates in organizations of all types—public sector, private sector, and social sector,...
