Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
By: Benjamin Dreyer
4.35
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
A witty, informative guide to writing "good English" from Random House's longtime copy chief and on…
Want to Read $ 6.99"I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up, which is a problem when you've already grown up"-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"And that’s often the problem, isn’t it? In writing and in so many things: that we accept things we’re taught without thinking about them at all."-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"He implied without saying." ...I scarcely had the heart to cross out "without quite saying" and to note in the margin, politely and succinctly, ""-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"As a lexicographer friend once confided over sushi, the dictionary takes its cues from use: If writers don’t change things, the dictionary doesn’t change things."-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
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By: Lee Gutkind
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Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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6. Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
By: Lisa Cron
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Format: 288 pages, ebook
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"In a nutshell: A story is about how the things that happen affect someone in pursuit of a difficult goal, and how that person changes internally as a result."-Lisa Cron, Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
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By: Anne Lamott
4.24
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
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4.18
Format: 105 pages, Hardcover
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3.17
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
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4.24
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3.89
Format: 440 pages,
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4.26
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4.44
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18. The New Well Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
By: Karen Elizabeth Gordon
2.60
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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19. How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
By: Stanley Fish
3.81
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
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20. How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
By: Lee Child
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
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21. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
By: Matt Bell
4.46
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
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22. The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
By: Amy J. Schneider
4.77
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
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23. Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
By: Courtney Maum
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24. Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
By: Benjamin Dreyer
4.35
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
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"I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up, which is a problem when you've already grown up"-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"And that’s often the problem, isn’t it? In writing and in so many things: that we accept things we’re taught without thinking about them at all."-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"He implied without saying." ...I scarcely had the heart to cross out "without quite saying" and to note in the margin, politely and succinctly, ""-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
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25. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
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26. Elements of Fiction
By: Walter Mosley
3.79
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
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27. Rebel With A Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
By: Ellen Jovin
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
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28. Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
By: Roy Peter Clark
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From one of America's most influential teachers, a collection of the best writing advice distilled … read more
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"Books have a way of finding you when you need them."-Roy Peter Clark, Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
"Imagination without skill makes a lively chaos. Skill without imagination a deadly order."-Roy Peter Clark, Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
"1. If you think of something clever by all means write it down. 2. Ask yourself, “Am I including this because it provides the reader with a memorable and delightful piece of evidence to prove the poi…"-Roy Peter Clark, Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
29. Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
By: Natalie Dykstra
4.05
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
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30. What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
By: Peter Ginna
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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"Every book is a community event."-Peter Ginna, What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
31. The Elements of Style , 4th Edition
By: William Strunk Jr.
4.80
Format: 107 pages, Hardcover
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