*On Writing* (Stephen King), *Sometimes the Magic Works* (Terry Brooks), *Bird by Bird* (Anne Lammot), and most importantly *Elements of Style* (Strunk and White)
Consistent-Ease-6656 on
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences by June Casagrande
Both of which are on my shelf right now.
Caleb_Trask19 on
Elements of Style, be sure to get the Maira Kalman illustrated version, which helps elevate a rather dry subject.
I_am_1E27 on
*Excercises in Style* by Raymond Queneau offers excellent insight into how diction and conscious adoption of rhetorical devices plays a role in how a story feels.
gotthelowdown on
Fiction:
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
The Hero’s Two Journeys by Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler
Nonfiction:
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Win Your Case by Gerry Spence
Business Writing:
The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need by Laura Brown
Cold Email Manifesto by Alex Berman
The Brain Audit by Sean D’Souza
Hope this helps.
treesarethebomb on
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, by George Saunders. The author is a professor of writing and this book (I listened to the audiobook) feels like attending a really great lecture series.
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*On Writing* (Stephen King), *Sometimes the Magic Works* (Terry Brooks), *Bird by Bird* (Anne Lammot), and most importantly *Elements of Style* (Strunk and White)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences by June Casagrande
Both of which are on my shelf right now.
Elements of Style, be sure to get the Maira Kalman illustrated version, which helps elevate a rather dry subject.
*Excercises in Style* by Raymond Queneau offers excellent insight into how diction and conscious adoption of rhetorical devices plays a role in how a story feels.
Fiction:
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
The Hero’s Two Journeys by Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler
Nonfiction:
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Win Your Case by Gerry Spence
Business Writing:
The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need by Laura Brown
Cold Email Manifesto by Alex Berman
The Brain Audit by Sean D’Souza
Hope this helps.
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, by George Saunders. The author is a professor of writing and this book (I listened to the audiobook) feels like attending a really great lecture series.