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# Advice to Writers: A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights

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- **What is this?** Advice to Writers: A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights
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In Advice to Writers , Jon Winokur, author of the bestselling The Portable Curmudgeon , gathers the counsel of more than four hundred celebrated authors in a treasury on the world of writing. Here are literary lions on everything from the passive voice to promotion and publicity: James Baldwin on the practiced illusion of effortless prose, Isaac Asimov on the despotic tendencies of editors, John Cheever on the perils of drink, Ivan Turgenev on matrimony and the Muse. Here, too, are the secrets behind the sleight-of-hand practiced by artists from Aristotle to Rita Mae Brown. Sagacious, inspiring, and entertaining, Advice to Writers is an essential volume for the writer in every reader.

Review: An insightful book, told from the perspective of writers, editors, and publishers. - Amusing, heartbreaking, thoughtful--this book shows the many facets of writers through their commentary about writing. It is organized into common sense categories, and has words of wisdom for the aspiring writer from such famous authors as Hemmingway and Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), as well as lesser known gems from editors and others involved in the writing trade. Well worth reading for the entertaining turns of phrase used, even if you haven't thought of writing. You will get a laugh and some good insights into writing past and present.
Review: This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially - This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially. He covers all the great writers from Shakespeare to more modern writers.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #1,973,216 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #695 in Academic & Scholarly Writing #739 in Quotation Reference Books #1,350 in Authorship Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An insightful book, told from the perspective of writers, editors, and publishers.
*by P***E on November 13, 2013*

Amusing, heartbreaking, thoughtful--this book shows the many facets of writers through their commentary about writing. It is organized into common sense categories, and has words of wisdom for the aspiring writer from such famous authors as Hemmingway and Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), as well as lesser known gems from editors and others involved in the writing trade. Well worth reading for the entertaining turns of phrase used, even if you haven't thought of writing. You will get a laugh and some good insights into writing past and present.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially
*by V***K on March 25, 2018*

This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially. He covers all the great writers from Shakespeare to more modern writers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ enjoy!!
*by D***N on August 10, 2015*

Be prepared to be shown, lectured, refined and add a bit of depth to your life. enjoy!!

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