Creativity

Best Books on Writing

Cover Image for the collection 'Best Books on Writing'
Inspiration for putting words on the page
By The Blinkist Curators
Sign up to play collection

What's it about?

Creativity

Are you a budding writer looking for tips and strategies on writing? Then this collection was made with you in mind! Discover the science behind crafting a compelling story using lessons from psychology and neuroscience, gain inspiration and writing tips from seasoned writers, and learn the ins and outs of writing. Great writing takes talent, hard work, and dedication, but it's a skill that can be honed—so start your journey today with these Blinks and Shortcast episodes!

Best Books on Writing

Inspiration for putting words on the page
On Writing Well
On Writing Well
William Zinsser
The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
25 min
4.4
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Steven Pressfield
Why That Is and What You Can Do About It
20 min
4.2
Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird
Anne Lamott
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
23 min
4.5
Reading Like a Writer
Reading Like a Writer
Francine Prose
A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
18 min
4.3
Wired for Story
Wired for Story
Lisa Cron
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
16 min
4.4
Set the Story of Your Life: Donald Miller
Set the Story of Your Life: Donald Miller
Beyond the To-Do List
The power of narrative goes beyond things like writing, marketing, and PR. Taking control of the story of your life can help you find direction and purpose for yourself. In this episode, author Donald Miller shows how you can borrow tried-and-tested narrative techniques to shape the story of your life. You'll find out how to pick an inciting incident to set your purpose, then concentrate on the two F’s of “focus and finish” to make progress. You'll also get valuable insight on aiming for clarity and trimming unnecessary scenes with the precision of an editor—so you can set your story and live it.
10 min
5.0
The Science of Storytelling
The Science of Storytelling
Will Storr
The scientific underpinnings of a good story
21 min
4.2
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami
A memoir about running and writing
24 min
4.3
How To Find Your Voice and Stay Inspired
How To Find Your Voice and Stay Inspired
Being Boss
Do you dream of writing a book, blog, or newsletter? First you need to uncover your inspiration. In this episode, Emily and Kathleen help you do it by sharing their advice for how to find your truth and speak it—plus tips on reigniting your inspiration when you feel burnt out!
11 min
3.4
Screenshots of selected Blinks, Shortcasts and collections — available on Blinkist.
Understand powerful ideas in 15 minutes—with Blinkist!
Start your free trial

More collections

Other collections you might like
Best Books on Filmmaking
Best Books on Filmmaking
Learn the craft of writing, directing, and acting for film
6 items
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect
How to present and impress with confidence and power
13 items
Being the Public Face Of Your Business
Being the Public Face Of Your Business
Handle the spotlight and rep your business with ease
8 items
Become a Confident Public Speaker
Become a Confident Public Speaker
Build your public speaking confidence, and get talking
11 items
This Is Persuasion
This Is Persuasion
Uncover the art of rhetoric
12 items
9 Days to Better Reading Skills
9 Days to Better Reading Skills
Learn about ways of reading and how it influences our knowledge
9 items
Powerful ideas from top nonfiction

Try Blinkist to get the key ideas from 5,500+ bestselling nonfiction titles and podcasts. Listen or read in just 15 minutes.

Start your free trial

Discover the Blinkist catalogue

Popular titles

Popular categories

Popular topics

Trending topics