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9 Best Creative Writing Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Creative Writing books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best creative writing books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    Bird by Bird
  2. 2
    On Writing
  3. 4
    The Artist's Way
  4. 5
    Writing Down the Bones
  5. 6
    Feel Free

    Feel Free

    Essays

    Zadie Smith

  6. 7
    On Poetry

    On Poetry

    Jonathan Davidson

  7. 8
    Linguistics

    Linguistics

    Why It Matters

    Geoffrey K. Pullum

FAQ

  • How was this Creative Writing books list created?

    We searched for 'best Creative Writing books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Creative Writing books are in this list?

    There are 9 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Creative Writing books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Creative Writing books on the internet.

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