The Classic Style

Correspondence with a writer reminded me of a book on writing I really like, and like to recommend: Mark Turner and Francis-Noel Thomas’s Clear and Simple as the Truth . Here is  the book’s website and their on-line course guide . These I had not known about, and commend them to those of you who like to read about writing.

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