Book Report: Skillful Prose As Well As How To Write A Lot

Notes  from the "Good prose"

This mass is written past times a journalist turned nonfiction author together with his editor.
This is a overnice book, together with a skillful read.

"Quiet beginnings: You cannot brand the reader love/trust yous inward the initiative off sentence, simply yous tin sack lose the reader amongst a grand proffer inward the initiative off sentence."

"To write is to utter to strangers. Prepare the reader, order everything reader needs to know to read on, simply no more."

"For a even to live, it is essential solely that in that place endure something of import at stake, a work that confronts the characters or reader. The unfolding of the work together with its resolutions are the existent payoff."

"Revelation transforms events into a story."

"Don't mess amongst chronology unless yous get got a skillful reason."

"On the theme of essays:  Essayists tend to fence amongst themselves. Who am I to write this? Who cares to read this? If I knew my ain mind, I would non brand essays, I would brand decisions. --Montaigne."

A main take-away from the mass is the respect these writers present for their craft. They pass countless hours drafting/revising/editing amongst patience. They pass days discussing nigh improvements on a draft. The of import matter is to become it right, create the correct thing. At unopen to point, over a dispute on ane give-and-take amongst the editor inward original of Atlantic, they take in quitting their dream jobs in that place on principle.

Notes from "How to write a lot"

This mass aims to aid academicians to write a lot. It is a brusque mass together with it has a single, uncomplicated message: "schedule fourth dimension for writing two hours daily inward your calendar, together with sit down downwards to write at those times".

"Writing is a skill, non an innate gift or especial talent. Like whatsoever advanced skill, writing must endure developed through systematic teaching together with practice. Learn the rules together with create deliberate practice."

"Schedule fourth dimension for writing together with stick to it."

"Any activity that is instrumental inward completing a writing projection counts equally writing."

"No internet. The best sort of self command is to avoid situations that require self control."

Some recommended reading past times the mass are: "Writers mass of hope" together with "Professors equally writers". I promise to cheque these later.

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