snird Posted April 30, 2022 Posted April 30, 2022 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53343.On_Writing_Well I'm halfway through this book, 7th edition, and I'm amazed by how good and capturing it is. It flows in a way that I rarely see in the written medium, and absolutely not in such a consistent way. The book itself is a master example in good writing. It showed me that a good writer can create such a flow to his writings to capture attention the I long thought impossible in writing. Youtube fast pace videos medium, and more recently super-fast pace short videos like TikTok came to be the gold standard of attention capturing. I thought that writings, and non-fiction more than anything, is doomed in this competition - but apparently it is not. Granted, I can't imagine how hard it must have been to get the book to this amazing level. But experiencing it has been a lesson in itself. Any other thoughts on this book? This is the first book on writing that I've read, there may be others that can blow my mind equally - I'd appreciate tips if you know of any.
dwy000 Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 Try "On Writing" by Stephen King (yes, that Stephen King). I have no interest in being a writer and only picked this up because somebody gave it to me but I couldn't put it down. Shows what a good writer he is that he could make almost a textbook interesting.
tooskinneejs Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 I enjoyed HBR Guide to Better Business Writing. (kept that short in the spirit of good writing)
ratiman Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) The first words of the first chapter are "A school in Connecticut once held a "Day devoted to the arts" . . . " WHO CARES? I can't imagine an introduction less likely to get the reader hooked. Edited May 10, 2022 by ratiman
dwy000 Posted May 11, 2022 Posted May 11, 2022 17 hours ago, ratiman said: The first words of the first chapter are "A school in Connecticut once held a "Day devoted to the arts" . . . " WHO CARES? I can't imagine an introduction less likely to get the reader hooked. It picks up in the 2nd chapter with the car chase scene
ratiman Posted May 11, 2022 Posted May 11, 2022 "A police department in Florida once held a "Day devoted to public safety" . . . "
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