Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.
Key Benefit
Engaging guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.
Key Topics
Style, Clarity, Grace, Form, Ethics Guidelines for writing.
Market:
General Interest: Improving writing
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Warning, not for Beginners: For Professionals, this is Simply the Best:
I will be clear, and I aim for grace. Put simply, this is the best book out of scores of books on writing. Wonder why some writers have punch, why some sentences ring true while others lull you to a sleep? This book will take apart the structure of clear and graceful writing in much the way an analysis of artwork informs folks of a greater depth to art and helps a person understand the techniques of an artist. This is a writer's book and will likely put off folks who simply want to improve their writing, or... more info
Praised by my student:
Style by Williams was recommended by a student of mine, who found it exceptionally useful. Instead of just stating the principles of good writing, Williams gives many examples of good (and bad) writing showing exactly how they follow the principles (or not). I teach English writing and this book is very helpful.
A Prose Artist's Best Kept Secret:
Finally, a guide to better writing that actually teaches you -- systematically -- how to write better. Throw away your Strunk & White, with its (often outmoded) rules that lack context. Let Williams guide you, with full clarity and focus, on each step of the path to elegant prose. Full of illustrations from accomplished stylists, as well as exercises to identify and practice effective writing, the book deserves a presence on the desk of every writer. Not since "Writing and Thinking," by Foerster and... more info
too difficult and unclear:
Clarily in style and grace is anything but clear. It is difficult to follow and understand. It is not for anyone who needs help with grammar and punctuation. It disagrees with the rules that you used in elementary school and brings up that there are disagreements with other leaders in the world of academia. Unless you have to use this for a class as a mandatory book, pass by this one.
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