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Since this is mostly satire--what are some actually good articles/blog posts about how to write better? I'm familiar with "Writing, Briefly". Any other suggesti

• munchbunny 14y ago
  Try "The Elements of Style." Classic book on writing well.
  • dmhdlr 14y ago
    And a terribly overrated one that won't go away... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_of_Style#Criticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_of_Style#Criticism
• why-el 14y ago
  I think George Orwell's Politics and the English Language has some good advice on writing clearly and precisely, albeit later in the essay.
• DenisM 14y ago
  "On writing well" was previosuly suggested here, it's still in my queue though.
• kalid 14y ago
  "On writing well", William Zinsser http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0060891548 http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary-Edition/...
• antidoh 14y ago
  Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing. The rules: http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/304 http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/Pag... The book: http://www.elmoreleonard.com/index.php?/weblog/more/elmore_leonards_ten_rules_of_writing/ http://www.elmoreleonard.com/index.php?/weblog/more/elmore_l... The man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_Leonard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_Leonard He's written a lot of books-to-movies that you've probably seen, or that your dad has.
  • vacri 14y ago
    Most of those 10 rules read like of a list of his pet peeves rather than rules for good writing.
• tathagata 14y ago
  'Stein on Writing', 'Bird by Bird', 'The Writer's Portable Mentor', and 'On Writing', are some books on writing worth reading.