tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121153669011167070.post7943189044948327381..comments2023-03-25T04:44:08.825-07:00Comments on Words, Words.... Words: On My BookshelfAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056596421731911345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121153669011167070.post-3838044325082209472011-04-17T11:16:42.903-07:002011-04-17T11:16:42.903-07:00I actually think Stephen King said it best, "...I actually think Stephen King said it best, "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: Read a lot and write a lot. Then do it again."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056596421731911345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121153669011167070.post-26893947578999750612011-04-17T11:07:50.157-07:002011-04-17T11:07:50.157-07:00I have always found the best way to really learn a...I have always found the best way to really learn about writing is to read, not just style guides, although those are a very helpful tool, and not just authors you admire, but as much stuff as you can get your hands on. I have found some of the most helpful and stylistic advice from Hemingway, a writer I have been know to rant about more than once. Don't get me wrong, I have quite a few writer's reference books myself, many of the one's posted here, but I think, to quote Joan Didion, "The best way to be a writer is to be a reader."Pragueladytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965639077370297504noreply@blogger.com