Several short sentences about writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg · first published 2012
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Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It's the harmful debris of your education'a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in this book. What you'll find here isn't the way to write. Instead, you'll find a way to clear your mind of illusions about writing and discover how you write. Several Short Sentences About Writing is a
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There's a wonderful book entitled Several Short Sentences About Writing from Verlyn Klinkenborg that I feel is important to everyone who enjoys reading and writing. It's about learning to free your mind when writing (don't try to stick to strict rules, find your own voice…
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on “Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?” ↗Read the following books: - On Writing Well by William Zissner - Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg - The Elements of Style, 4th Edition by Strunk & White - Good Prose by Kidder & Todd - Wordcraft by Jack Hart - Storycraft by Jack Hart - The Art and Craft of Feature Writing…
on “Ask HN: How do you improve your writing?” ↗Elsewhere, https://sive.rs/book/ShortSentences, Sivers recommends "Several Short Sentences About Writing", which is a perspective on writing that I'd not seen before. A useful read if you want to practice his present advice.
on “Writing one sentence per line” ↗…the thought completed itself, seemed wildly exciting: the whole sentence needed to be reëxperienced in this light; waves of unexpected revelations and insights resulted. Verlyn Klinkenborg, author of Several Short Sentences About Writing, calls these “volunteer sentences.” You don’t follow them, you tame them. Take control of your writing.
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