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Books about writing Anonymous 2016-12-14 08:51:40 Post No. 8842787 [Report]
What are the best books on writing?

I don't mean books on story, or on character development. I'm talking purely about improving style and prose. Particularly when dealing with non-fiction and essay writing.
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Anonymous 2016-12-14 10:20:15 Post No.8843124
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Anonymous 2016-12-14 10:20:15 Post No.8843124 [Report]
>>8842787
What is introductory college English how-to-write books for 1200, Alex
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Anonymous 2016-12-14 10:24:04 Post No.8843145
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Anonymous 2016-12-14 10:24:04 Post No.8843145 [Report]
Stephen King's On Writing. Advice from the master.
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Anonymous 2016-12-15 12:35:01 Post No.8843629
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Anonymous 2016-12-15 12:35:01 Post No.8843629 [Report]
>>8843124
the problem is i've read the obvious ones, they all give the same advice about avoiding adverbs and varying sentence length. I'm looking for thinks that get a bit more into the nuance.
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Anonymous 2016-12-15 12:37:34 Post No.8843637
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Anonymous 2016-12-15 12:37:34 Post No.8843637 [Report]
>>8842787
The Elements of Style
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Anonymous 2016-12-15 12:38:25 Post No.8843639
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Anonymous 2016-12-15 12:38:25 Post No.8843639 [Report]
Eliot's The Perfect Critic. Single-handedly cleaned up my writing style.
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