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A Matter of Style
A Matter of Style: On Writing and Technique | Matthew Clark
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Good prose - fiction and non-fiction alike - is part mystery and part technique. Mystery cannot be taught, but technique can, and if it is well taught it can open a window onto the mystery. In andIA Matter of Style Matthew Clark draws (…more)
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Misha and I are finding the author's choices of passages to analyze inaccessible. This style book is 15 years old, but that's not the problem. Most of his selections all use abstract as opposed to concrete language. One such passage that's making my head spin: "Our inner life is a complex of religious aspirations, fears, struggles to survive in an environment which at times is hostile..." Still, I'm finding nuggets of wisdom, and so I persevere.

JanuarieTimewalker13 Mishap is beautiful and so is the granny square blanket!! 7y
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PenguinInFlight Wowza. That passage made my head spin, too. Pretty kitty and blanket, though!! 😻 7y
Tanzy13 🐱 7y
TricksyTails Oh too cute 😻 7y
NicholasPro wow looks like a stuff toy 7y
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