His examples, rather than being pages of his own writing, are a short sentence or two.Īs I read further and encountered more familiar concepts, I flipped to the copyright page and discovered this book was written by a University of Oklahoma professor in 1965! At over 55 years old, this book was as current as some published last year. His sentences are short, his paragraphs, too. He makes a point, slices it into smaller parts, and explains those parts with descriptions and brief examples. Professor Swain has a conversational style easy to follow and understand. The writing concepts I’d read about before in other books on writing. As I read the early chapters on feelings and conflict, I found them informative but familiar. I had this 316-page book with very small print at the bottom of the stack. I only read DIY writing books that someone recommends to me in a workshop, class, or writing group.
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