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24 alternatives to If You Want To Write

A book about art, independence and spirit

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. If You Want To Write launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Letters to a Young Poet▲60

   A collection of letters on art, love and solitude

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Artist's Way▲75

   A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Sense of Style▲82

   Great book on how to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Daily Rituals▲80

   How artists work

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   On Writing Well▲67

   A classic piece on how to write better

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   On Writing▲85

   The only book you'll ever need on the craft of writing

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bird by Bird▲82

   Some instructions on writing and life

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Art of Work▲69

   A proven path to discovering what you were meant to do

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Art of Memoir▲56

   A tome on writing that will never leave your shelf

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    642 Things to Write About ▲66

    Endless quirky inspiration

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Art of Plain Talk▲67

    A tool for the writer who wants his work read

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

    Writing and art of the great master

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    On Writing Well▲69

    Classic on How to write Non-Friction

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Art Before Breakfast ▲72

    A zillion ways to be more creative

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    How to Write Short▲65

    Literary tools for crafting short, high-impact writing

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Art of Choosing▲64

    Every day we make choices

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Forest for the Trees▲76

    An editor's advice to writers

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    You, Inc.▲69

    The art of selling yourself

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    EntrePowerment▲77

    Teaching you what it takes to be an entrepreneur

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Art Spirit▲68

    Notes, articles and letters by Robert Henri

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Zen and the Art of Writing▲16

    Practical tips on the art of writing from a master

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Sense of Style▲66

    The thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century

    2016 · its alternatives →

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