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Close Reading & the Power of Words – Edward Gorey – Artist and Writer

Close Reading & the Power of Words – Edward Gorey – Artist and Writer

by mylinhshattan | Apr 23, 2015 | On Education, On Literature, On Writing, Toolbox

If you want to write, study English.  If you want to write well, study literature. Francine Prose shares this about writing. One essential and telling difference between learning from a style manual and learning from literature is that any how-to book will, almost by...

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