Reading Like a Writer: Guide for Readers and Writers

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Reading Like a Writer: Guide for Readers and Writers

Author(s): Francine Prose
Publisher: HarperCollins
Binding: Paperback
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Reading Like a Writer is a concise manual on close reading that shows how language-level choices shape meaning. It breaks down the techniques great writers use so readers can see how sentences, paragraphs and details are crafted.

Drawing on examples from Dostoyevsky, Austen, Woolf, Joyce, Le Carré and others, the book examines sentence rhythm, characterization, dialogue and the telling detail that builds voice and scene.

Useful for attentive readers and aspiring writers alike, the book encourages slowing down to learn by example and to apply those lessons to one’s own work.

  • Clear close readings of canonical authors
  • Focus on sentence craft, dialogue and detail
  • Practical lessons to sharpen observation and writing technique

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