Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style is probably the most relied-upon of all the style manuals, and is very comprehensive. It’s hefty, but worth picking up when you’re having trouble. It’s not really as scary...
View ArticleWriting Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg
Have you ever written something really powerful, then later, when you wanted to write, thought, “How did I ever do that?” You try to reach that level again, and… nothing. I was talking to a friend...
View ArticleGetting the Words Right, by Theodore R. A. Cheney
"A merely good piece of description can be transformed into a memorable one by cutting away what disguises it." — T.R.A. Cheney Getting the Words Right is full of detailed explanations of how revision...
View ArticleWoe Is I, by Patricia O’Connor
"There are two kinds of editors. One sticks in that wherever it will fit. The other kind takes it out. They’re both wrong." — P. T. O’Connor Woe is I is subtitled “The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better...
View ArticleThe First Five Pages, by Noah Lukeman
When I’m looking over a manuscript that’s been submitted to me for publication, the first thing I do is read the first five pages. At that point, I might toss it, or I might decide to read more....
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