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I asked, "What's the best book on writing that you've read?"

Twitter came through with some amazing recommendations.

Here are 20 books that will help you go from amateur to professional writer:

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1/

On Writing Well

by William Zinsser

2/

On Writing

by @StephenKing

3/

Bird by Bird

by @ANNELAMOTT

4/

Everybody Writes

by @annhandley

5/

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t

by @SPressfield

6/

Writing Tools

by @RoyPeterClark

7/

Do I Make Myself Clear

by @sirharryevans

8/

If You Want To Write

by Brenda Ueland

9/

Consider This

by @chuckpalahniuk

10/

The Elements of Style

by Shrunk and White

11/

Zen in the Art of Writing

by Ray Bradbury

12/

Show Your Work

by @austinkleon

13/

Write Useful Books

by @robfitz

14/

Writing That Works

by Joel Raphaelson & Kenneth Roman

15/

How to Write Short

by @RoyPeterClark

16/

Clear and Simple as the Truth

by Francis-Noël Thomas

17/

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing

by Gary Provost

18/

The Art and Business of Online Writing

by @Nicolascole77

19/

The Elements of Eloquence

by @Inkyfool

20/

The War of Art

by @SPressfield

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