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Murder Your Darlings
And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
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Murder Your Darlings is ideal for aspiring writers, journalists, educators, and anyone passionate about improving their writing skills through proven, well-regarded methods. It serves as a rich resource for scribblers seeking both inspiration and practical advice.
From one of America's most influential writing teachers, a collection of 50 of the best writing strategies distilled from 50 writing and language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.
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From one of America's most influential writing teachers, a collection of 50 of the best writing strategies distilled from 50 writing and language books—from Aristotle to Strunk and White.
With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott? Maybe William Zinsser or Donald Murray would be more appropriate. Then again, what about the classics—Strunk and White, or even Aristotle himself?
Thankfully, your search is over. In Murder Your Darlings, Roy Peter Clark, who for more than 30 years has been a beloved and revered writing teacher to children and Pulitzer prize-winners alike, has compiled a remarkable collection of 50 of the best writing tips from 50 of the best writing books of all time. With a chapter devoted to each piece of advice, Clark expands and contextualizes the original author's suggestions, and offers anecdotes about how each one helped him or other writers sharpen their skills.
An invaluable resource for scribblers of all kinds, Murder Your Darlings is an inspiring and edifying ode to the craft of writing.
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"A party-popper of inspiration," praises Mignon Fogarty, author of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Howell Raines, author of Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis, describes the book as a summation of the best writing wisdom by a pioneering coach and star in the field. Readers are welcomed into Clark's warm, folksy voice and are introduced to a timeless, multifaceted approach to writing that touches both craft and soul.
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ISBN: 9780316481878
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 January 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Little, Brown & Company
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 319g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Roy Peter Clark is senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, one of the most prestigious schools for journalists in the world. He has taught writing at every level -- from schoolchildren to Pulitzer Prize-winning authors -- for more than forty years.A writer who teaches and a teacher who writes, he has authored or edited nineteen books on writing and journalism, including The Art of X-Ray Reading, How to Write Short, Writing Tools, The Glamour of Grammar, and Help! for Writers. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is considered a garage-band legend.
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