Readers make writers and writers make readers
Writers write for many different reasons. Never Meaningless, the reasons are specific to each writer. Naturally writing for ordinary work as in preparing policies, reports, or memos differs from the writing writers do, which often is for their own satisfaction. Some writers write poetry. Some write short stories that ignite passion, joy, or pleasure as in fiction writers. Others write non-fiction sharing their own true stories, those of a loved one, or some about topics they care about as in Success. Whatever your reason for writing it makes sense to read a lot in order to write with finesse that satisfies yourself or your audience.
7 Books To Strengthen Writing
Here are 7 books that will help to strengthen your craft:
- Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
- Working People Talk About What They do All Day by Studs Terkel
- How Fiction Works by James Wood
- The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross
- Kill All Your Darlings by Luc Sante
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t by Steven Pressfield
Happy Reading!
Cheers!
I’ve got to read “Nobody wants to read your shit” – I actually did laugh out loud at the title.
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One I would like to add to the list is “Fearless Writing” by William Kenower. Being new to writing, I found it very encouraging, as was “On Writing” by Stephen King. It was King who led me to “Elements of Style”, which I will be reading again and again until it fully sinks in. I will be adding the others mentioned above to my reading list.
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Thank you
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Reblogged this on Success Strategies.
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Any thoughts on Ezra Pounds ‘ABC of Reading’? It was my favorite in uni.
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Thanks for sharing
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