RE: Books on writing/language?
November 12, 2013 at 9:22 am
(This post was last modified: November 12, 2013 at 9:47 am by Zazzy.)
Strunk and White*- The Elements of Style- has probably been the most influential book of the 20th century on writing. It's also great.
For something totally different, I really liked Stephen King's On Writing.
I also think that reading poetry- lots of it, in all different styles- will help. I recommend something like The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry.
*- Edit- This is E.B. White, who wrote Charlotte's Web and all his other great children's books (my favorite was The Trumpet of the Swan).
For something totally different, I really liked Stephen King's On Writing.
I also think that reading poetry- lots of it, in all different styles- will help. I recommend something like The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry.
*- Edit- This is E.B. White, who wrote Charlotte's Web and all his other great children's books (my favorite was The Trumpet of the Swan).
