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Oct 25, 2021 • 23 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X
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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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On Writing Well

by William Zinsser
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On Writing

by @StephenKing
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Bird by Bird

by @ANNELAMOTT
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Everybody Writes

by @annhandley
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Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t

by @SPressfield
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Writing Tools

by @RoyPeterClark
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Do I Make Myself Clear

by @sirharryevans
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If You Want To Write

by Brenda Ueland
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Consider This

by @chuckpalahniuk
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The Elements of Style

by Shrunk and White
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Zen in the Art of Writing

by Ray Bradbury
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Show Your Work

by @austinkleon
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Write Useful Books

by @robfitz
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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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