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snow117.bsky.social
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2 days ago
the only book you need on writing
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leiavia.bsky.social
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1 day ago
👍 pulled my copy off the shelf
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wendyenthomas.bsky.social
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1 day ago
My great-Uncle wrote this book. Yes, I grew up with it and Charlotte's Web by my bedside.
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jimxwrites.bsky.social
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2 days ago
A friend gave this to me. I haven't read it though I have read Stephen King's 'On Writing'.
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ohiohamlet.bsky.social
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2 days ago
Agree
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madbodger.bsky.social
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2 days ago
This is also useful, written from a copyeditor's point of view.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/dreyer-s-english-an-utterly-correct-guide-to-clarity-and-style-benjamin-dreyer/11747033?ean=9780812985719&next=t&next=t
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violetmoontower.bsky.social
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2 days ago
I’d couple that with Art of Fiction.
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itsjustjoshy.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Lost my copy! 😭
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lyingking47.bsky.social
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1 day ago
I worked at Macmillan Publishing in the 1980’s. A $.50 increase in the price of this book meant millions of $$
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lyingking47.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Also, Omit needless words!
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watersign719.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Still have mine!
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riverofsecrets.bsky.social
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1 day ago
It’s great, but only?!
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youvotedforthis2.bsky.social
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2 days ago
Use it's guidance to write something then let AI review it. I'm betting that book is a better source than AI.
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el-intrepido.bsky.social
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2 days ago
😱😱 today, anything with “WHITE” on the cover gives me pause…
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eyesaregray.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Truth.
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buck2wheat.bsky.social
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2 days ago
Still got my college copy!!
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bhamble.bsky.social
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2 days ago
No! :)
http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/LandOfTheFree.pdf
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mracheld.bsky.social
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2 days ago
Timeless guide. I read this several times during my 36 years as a reporter. Every home should have a copy.
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optipersona.bsky.social
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2 days ago
I fw the half proce books logo too 👀. Now I just need to get the "writing" part of improving my writing down!
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markesnyder.bsky.social
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2 days ago
Might I suggest one more:
https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/
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theconstantwriter.bsky.social
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1 day ago
That and “Writing Tools”
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tylerinthesky.bsky.social
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23 hours ago
That's what Stephen King says.
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noeticbooks.net
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2 days ago
Pinker's "Sense of Style" is worthy of any writer's (and reader's) attention.
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theglassspider.bsky.social
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1 day ago
I love this one, and used to think the same - until Stephen King's On Writing came out. Now, I think you need them both ;-)
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suasponte2023.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Yeah, yeah, pearls on a string, what useful advice. 🤪
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