Books like Reading for the Plot Design and Intention in Narrative

#1

Steering the Craft A Twenty-first Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

Ursula K. Le Guin

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#2

Style and Rhetoric of Short Narrative Fiction Covert Progressions Behind Overt Plots

Dan Shen

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#3

The New Well-tempered Sentence A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed

Karen Elizabeth Gordon

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#4

Ideologies of Identity in Adolescent Fiction The Dialogic Construction of Subjectivity

Robyn McCallum

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#5

Mark Twain and the Art of the Tall Tale

Henry B. Wonham

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#6

Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field

Tara L. Masih

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#7

How to Write Like a Writer A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice

Thomas C. Foster

Themes: Rhetoric • Writing • Literary Criticism

#8

100 Best Books for Children

Anita Silvey

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Literary Criticism

#9

Rhetorical Analysis A Brief Guide for Writers

Mark Garrett Longaker

Themes: Rhetoric • Writing • Literary Criticism

#10

How Not to Write a Novel 200 Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs If You Ever Want to Get Published

Howard Mittelmark

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#11

The Positive Trait Thesaurus A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes

Angela Ackerman

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#12

A Method for Writing Essays about Literature

Paul Headrick

Themes: Rhetoric • Writing • Literary Criticism

#13

Critical Reading and Writing An Introductory Coursebook

Andrew Goatly

Themes: Rhetoric • Writing • Literary Criticism

#14

The Preparation of the Novel Lecture Courses and Seminars at the Collège de France, 1978-1979 and 1979-1980

Roland Barthes

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Literary Criticism

#15

Style Lessons in Clarity and Grace

Joseph M. Williams

Themes: Rhetoric • Writing • Literary Criticism

#16

Descriptosaurus Fantasy

Alison Wilcox

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Literary Criticism

#17

Write to Ignite

Deborah Joyner Johnson

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#18

Writing Fiction A Guide to Narrative Craft

Janet Burroway

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#19

Personal Fiction Writing A Guide to Writing from Real Life for Teachers, Students, and Writers

Meredith Sue Willis

Themes: Fiction Writing • Rhetoric • Writing

#20

Writing Short Stories A Routledge Writer’s Guide

Ailsa Cox

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Literary Criticism

#21

100 Novels That Changed the World

Colin Salter

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Literary Criticism

#22

The Art of Revision Writing is Rewriting

Angela E Hunt

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Language Arts & Disciplines

#23

The Complete Revision Workbook for Writers Tools for a Polished Novel

Arielle Haughee

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Language Arts & Disciplines

#24

On Writing (and Writers) A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions

Clive Staples Lewis

Themes: Fiction Writing • Writing • Literary Criticism