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Four Books That Cost Less Than $20 but Will Teach You More Than an English Degree
The lessons you need to improve your writing are buried in these books.
Have you ever heard that to be a great writer, you need to be a great reader?
Well, people don't throw that around without any reasoning. To get good at any art of skill, you need to observe and learn the skills of the game.
You must be willing to deliberately improve your game to be great at any skill.
And what better way to improve your writing other than reading some of the most excellent writer's work and their advice on how you can improve your writing?
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
by Gary Provost
Gary Provost wrote 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing in 1985, but his advice is still helpful today.
The tips are short and come with examples that show how to write well while you read well-written words. The style of this book is what makes it stand out. You can read a short piece of text and learn a few things about what…
