Reading Like A Writer: A Guide For People Who L... ❲2027❳

This New York Times bestseller is a masterclass in , urging writers and book lovers to slow down and study literature word-by-word, sentence-by-sentence. Prose argues that before there were creative writing degrees, writers learned their craft simply by reading their predecessors. Key Lessons from the Book

"It's necessary to hold the concept of clarity as an even higher ideal than grammatical correctness".

: She suggests reading your work aloud can not only improve its quality but help you catch "rubbishy" words that hide in plain sight. Famous Quotes Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who L...

: Narrated by Nanette Savard, available on Audible and Barnes & Noble . Reading Like a Writer, by Francine Prose: Book Review

If you're looking to pick up a copy, it's widely available at major retailers: This New York Times bestseller is a masterclass

: Prose delights in showing how "rules" (like picking a single point of view) can be broken by any writer skillful enough to pull it off.

"Every word choice, every sentence, and every paragraph is a deliberate decision that brings a piece of literature to life". "A one-sentence paragraph feels like a punch". : She suggests reading your work aloud can

: Usually between $9.98 and $18.99 at Walmart and Barnes & Noble . eBook : Available for $12.99 at Barnes & Noble NOOK .