Roy Peter Clark
Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
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Murder Your Darlings is a collection of 50 of the best writing strategies from 50 writing and language books, compiled by Roy Peter Clark, a beloved writing teacher. It offers anecdotes and contextualizes the original author's suggestions, making it an invaluable resource for scribblers of all kinds.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2021
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
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.
Weight: 302g
Dimension: 139 x 208 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780316481878
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