It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences
By: June Casagrande
4.14
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
Great writing isn't born, it's built--sentence by sentence. But too many writers--and writing guide…
Want to Read $ 6.99"If you want to master the art of the sentence, you must first accept a somewhat unpleasant truth--something a lot of writers would rather deny: The Reader is king. You are his servant. You serve the Reader information. You serve the Reader entertainment. You serve the Reader details of your company's recent merger or details of your experiences in drug rehab. In each case, as a writer you're working for the man (or the woman). Only by knowing your place can you do your job well."-June Casagrande, It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences
"If you want to master the art of the sentence, you must first accept a somewhat unpleasant truth--something a lot of writers would rather deny: The Reader is king. You are his servant. You serve the Reader information. You serve the Reader entertainment. You serve the Reader details of your company's recent merger or details of your experiences in drug rehab. In each case, as a writer you're working for the man (or the woman). Only by knowing your place can you do your job well."-June Casagrande, It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences
"If Readers have prejudices, that's the writing world we live in. We must decide how to navigate it. We can't please all the Readers all the time and we shouldn't try. but we don't get to create our Readers in our own image, either. We don't get to tell them what to value or enjoy. We can write in a way true to our own voice and our own ideas of beauty and substance, and we can hope that some readers appreciate it. But, even when we aim to serve the narrowest cross section of Readers, we're still working for the Readers we have. We should be grateful that we have them."-June Casagrande, It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences
"If Readers have prejudices, that's the writing world we live in. We must decide how to navigate it. We can't please all the Readers all the time and we shouldn't try. but we don't get to create our Readers in our own image, either. We don't get to tell them what to value or enjoy. We can write in a way true to our own voice and our own ideas of beauty and substance, and we can hope that some readers appreciate it. But, even when we aim to serve the narrowest cross section of Readers, we're still working for the Readers we have. We should be grateful that we have them."-June Casagrande, It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences
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1. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well
By: Douglas Stone , Sheila Heen
4.06
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling authors of the classic Difficult Conversations teach us how to turn evaluations, ad… read more
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2. The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
By: Mark Forsyth
4.36
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
The idiosyncratic, erudite and brilliantly funny new book from Mark Forsyth, bestselling author of … read more
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"I’ve been too fucking busy, and vice versa."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
"John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wrote his first story aged seven. It was about a “green great dragon."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
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"The Bible is chock-a-block with such unnecessary but beautiful antitheses. God, whatever his other failings, is a great rhetorician."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
3. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
By: William Zinsser
4.24
Format: 321 pages, Paperback
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It … read more
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"Less is more."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Truth needs no adornment."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Don't be kind of bold. Be bold."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Writers are the custodians of memory..."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
4. Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
By: Mark Kramer , Wendy Call
4.82
Format: 174 pages, Paperback
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5. The Outsider
By: H.P. Lovecraft
4.10
Format: 290 pages,
"The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March an… read more
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6. Several Short Sentences About Writing
By: Verlyn Klinkenborg
4.13
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education… read more
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"People clamor to tell their stories in words. This doesn't make them writers, Nor does it make their stories matter."-Verlyn Klinkenborg, Several Short Sentences About Writing
7. 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power (Mentor Series)
By: Gary Provost
3.00
Format: 285 pages,
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8. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
By: Francine Prose
3.17
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
In her entertaining and edifying New York Timesbestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites … read more
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9. Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling
By: Donald Maass
3.89
Format: None pages,
Capture the minds, hearts, and imaginations of 21st century readers!Whether you're a commercial sto… read more
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10. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
Ursula K. Le Guin generously shares the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime's work. read more
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11. Building Great Sentences
By: Brooks Landon
4.50
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Based on the bestselling series from The Great Courses, Building Great Sentencescelebrates the shee… read more
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12. Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
By: Roy Peter Clark
4.54
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
One of America's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds… read more
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13. The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
By: Donald Maass
4.29
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Engage Your Readers with Emotion While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plott… read more
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"Plot happens outside but story happens inside. Readers won't get the true story, though, unless you put it on the page--both the big meaning in small events, and the overlooked implications of large …"-Donald Maass, The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
14. How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
By: Stanley Fish
3.81
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller "Both deeper and more democratic thanThe Elements of Style" - Adam Hasle… read more
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15. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
By: Tony Fadell
4.33
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs d… read more
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16. Show, Don't Tell: How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions
By: Sandra Gerth
4.43
Format: 114 pages, Kindle Edition
Show, don’t tell is probably the single most-important piece of advice given to writers. But many w… read more
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17. 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… read more
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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
"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
18. Where They Wait
By: Scott Carson
3.63
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a … read more
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19. The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
By: Steven Pressfield
4.14
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
"No one's insights about the craft and journey of being an artist have guided me in the day-to-day … read more
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"The artist's journey is internal (page 34): I don't care about the view outside. My focus is interior. The book or movie I'm writing is playing inside my head."-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
"An artist has a point of view (page 23): In other words, the director knew what movie he was making. He knew what it was about (subject). He knew what he wanted it to look and sound like (voice, medi…"-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
"The artist learns how to let go (page 80): I couldn't stop my eye from returning to those abandoned paintings. I asked Bob if he ever hauled any back out and tried again to make them work. "I used to…"-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
"The artist's journey is a journey of dreams (page 49): The conventional truism is "Write what you know." But something mysterious and wonderful happens when we write what we don't know. The Muse ente…"-Steven Pressfield, The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
20. It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences
By: June Casagrande
4.14
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
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21. Grammar for a Full Life: How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us
By: Lawrence Weinstein
3.89
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
Why settle for a normal book on grammar when you could learn new things about it and become your ow… read more
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