The Creative Writer’s Style Guide (Christopher T. Leland)
Posted by Administrator on November 30, 2008 in Writer's Resource |
This is a handy, accessible style guide for writers of fiction and creative nonfiction. If commas confuse you or you’re not sure when to use italics, this guide may help you. Leland lays out the basics of grammar and usage and then tackles such topics as slang, offensive language, pacing, transitions, and more.
Unless you’re exceptionally studious, you will probably not want to read this, or any, style guide straight through. Flip through the pages to get an idea of what’s inside. You may see something that intrigues you; if so, read that section. Next week, flip through and find another intriguing tidbit. Before you know it, you’ll have read a complete style guide and you’ll be a better writer for having done so.
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