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The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice d...
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What do readers say about The Elements of Style?
short, simple, invaluable short and dense strunk and white concise and directAn up-to-date masterpiece in the art of clear and concise writing, and an exemplar of the principles it explains.... More details on The Elements of Style
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What do readers say about Danse Macabre?
meandering and discursive horror literature and movies fascinating and humorous conversational while educationalBefore he gave us the "one of a kind classic" (The Wall Street Journal) memoir On Writing, Stephen King wrote a nonfiction masterpiece in Danse Macabre, "one of the best books on American popular culture" (Philadelphia Inquirer).
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FOR ME, the terror—the real terror, as opposed to whatever demons and boogeys which might have been living in my own mind—began on an afternoon in October of 1957. I had just turned ten. And, as was o...
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What do readers say about Writing Down the Bones?
light and lucid active yet inviting style simple and encouraging creative writing exercisesThe all-time best-selling writer's handbook turns thirty.
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What do readers say about Steering the Craft?
informative, clever, and well-written challenging but illuminating a book for beginner's clear and conciseUrsula K. Le Guin generously shares the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime's work.... More details on Steering the Craft
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What do readers say about The War of Art?
extremely easy read religious views throughout nonfiction overcoming procrastinationThink of The War of Art as tough love... for yourself.
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What do readers say about Save the Cat!?
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What do readers say about On Writing Well?
clean and clear prose simple and direct style ruthlessly trim prose clearly communicating ideas"On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." -New York Times
A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of writing nonfiction celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.
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A school in Connecticut once held “a day devoted to the arts,” and I was asked if I would come and talk about writing as a vocation. When I arrived I found that a second speaker had been invited—Dr. B...
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What do readers say about The Anatomy of Story?
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