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== Books on writing, grammar and usage == | == Books on writing, grammar and usage == | ||
| − | *''The Hodges Harbrace Handbook'', | + | *''The Hodges Harbrace Handbook'', 18th Edition by Cheryl Glenn and Loretta Gray |
*''The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes'' by Lester Kaufman and Jane Straus | *''The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes'' by Lester Kaufman and Jane Straus | ||
*''The Elements of Style'', Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White | *''The Elements of Style'', Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White | ||
Revision as of 13:39, October 11, 2023
Writing is one of the healthiest hobbies that anyone can have. Many can have a wonderful career with it.
An interesting analysis of the average word count by great authors is roughly 1,000 words per day, with some having more and others less.[1]
A listing of the number of words in famous novels is available (50,000 is roughly an average, though a few are 9-10 times as long),[2] as is the word count of famous short stories.[3]
Books on writing, grammar and usage
- The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, 18th Edition by Cheryl Glenn and Loretta Gray
- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes by Lester Kaufman and Jane Straus
- The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
- On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
- The New Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane
- Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams and Gregory G. Colomb
- An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style: Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer
- Garner's Modern English Usage 4th Edition, by Bryan Garner, 2016
- Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style by Arthur Plotnik
- The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase by Mark Forsyth
- Grammar for a Full Life: How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us by Lawrence Weinstein