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A few of you requested for additional writing assets after studying Sally Kerrigan’s article, “Writing is Considering,” in final week’s difficulty of the journal. Phrase nerds that we’re, we’re very happy to oblige.
For brand new writers, or these seeking to get again within the behavior, we advocate William Zinsser’s On Writing Properly. Strunk and White’s Components of Type additionally holds a particular place in our hearts. After all, no set of writing assets can be full with out mentioning The Chicago Handbook of Type, however Phrases into Kind, Fowler’s Fashionable English Utilization, and Type: The Fundamentals of Readability and Grace are all reference assets our editors discover useful to have available as nicely.
In case you loved “Writing is Considering,” you may additionally want to add Draft, from The New York Occasions, and STET, from Editorially, to your common studying lists. Anne Lamott’s Fowl by Fowl and Betty Edwards’s Drawing on the Proper Aspect of the Mind are additionally nice reads.
Nicole Fenton’s discuss from Construct 2013 presents nice recommendation for starting writers, and Mandy Brown’s “Infants and the Bathwater” in Contents is a good piece to learn as you start considering of your writing within the bigger context of publishing and the online.
In case you’re seeking to make writing a behavior this 12 months, you may also think about Relly Annett-Baker’s on-line course Write On, which begins February 1st.
Please proceed sharing your favourite reads and assets on writing with us within the feedback. Everytime you’re able to share your writing, we’d love to listen to from you.