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Books like On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
The best books like On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft are Bird by Bird, The Creative Habit, and The War of Art. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King is about writing, creativity, craft. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Bird by Bird
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Anne Lamott · Self-help
Bird by Bird is Anne Lamott's guide to writing and the creative life, grown from a course she taught at UC Davis and developed over years of writing novels, essays, and journalism.
Shares writing and creativity with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - The Creative Habit
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Twyla Tharp · Self-help
The Creative Habit is legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp's account of how creativity works in practice — not as inspiration but as habit, discipline, and preparation.
Shares creativity and craft with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - The War of Art
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Steven Pressfield · Self-help
The War of Art is Steven Pressfield's short, blunt manual for anyone who creates — or wants to create — and finds themselves blocked, procrastinating, or unable to start.
Shares creativity and craft with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
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- The Artist's Way
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Julia Cameron · Self-help
The Artist's Way is Julia Cameron's twelve-week program for recovering and developing creative ability, originally published in 1992 and still widely used in studio groups and classrooms.
Both dig into creativity.
Read the summary → - Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Mason Currey · Biography
Daily Rituals is Mason Currey's compilation of the working habits of 161 writers, artists, composers, philosophers, and scientists — from Beethoven to Darwin, Kafka to Freud, Maya Angelou to W.H.
A kindred memoir read.
Read the summary → - Turning Pro
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Steven Pressfield · Self-help
Turning Pro is Pressfield's follow-up to The War of Art, taking the Professional/Amateur distinction and developing it into a full examination of what the shift actually looks like — and what it costs.
Shares creativity and craft with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - A Moveable Feast
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Ernest Hemingway · Memoir
A Moveable Feast is Hemingway's posthumously published account of his years in Paris during the 1920s, when he and his first wife Hadley lived cheaply in Montparnasse while he apprenticed himself to the work of becoming a writer.
Shares writing and craft with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami · Memoir
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is Haruki Murakami's memoir of his life as a runner, written during training for the 2005 New York City Marathon.
Shares writing and discipline with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - On Writing Well
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William Zinsser · Self-help
On Writing Well is William Zinsser's case that good nonfiction writing is not a talent you either have or don't, but a craft built on a small number of learnable principles — most of them reducible to the instruction to cut.
Shares writing and craft with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - Show Your Work!
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Austin Kleon · Self-help
Show Your Work!
Shares creativity and process with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - Steal Like an Artist
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Austin Kleon · Self-help
Steal Like an Artist is Austin Kleon's short, illustrated guide to the creative process, built around the premise that nothing is truly original — all creative work is built from and inspired by what came before.
Shares creativity and craft with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
Read the summary → - Born Standing Up
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Steve Martin · Memoir
Born Standing Up is Steve Martin's account of the decade-long grind that preceded his sudden, seemingly overnight fame as America's biggest stand-up comedian of the late 1970s.
Both dig into craft.
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Books like On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: quick answers
What are the best books like On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft?
The best books like On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King are Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, such as writing, creativity, craft.
What should I read after On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft?
A natural next read after On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Shares writing and creativity with On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Other strong choices are The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.
What books are similar to On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King?
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft centers on writing, creativity, craft. Books with a similar feel include Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
