Writing Tools

Most books on writing I've read either lean too heavily into dry academic text or into dramatic life story. This does neither and instead is written based on the tools it describes and most importantly, provides constant examples from other writers showing how these tools work. ⠀
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I've never been hooked on a non-fiction skills-based book like this one. This book singlehandedly ended my lifelong hatred of commas and got me on board with subheads (which I often leave out). It also provides easy and fun activities at the end of each chapter to help you better understand the material. This book is superb and I'm both excited and scared to apply its teachings to my own writing

This book works best for writers of fiction and short journalistic pieces, but as a PhD student about to begin writing up his dissertation, I found plenty of “tools” worth keeping in mind as I write.

Each section is short, and each part organized well under the type of “tool” for writing the author has described. There are great examples, from a wide range of source texts, and nice check sheet at the back to refer back to as one writes.

This is powerful and spry toolbox for any writer. Language so clear you can feel your want to hum it.