The TLS Guide to Good Writing
A practical guide to good writing by some of the finest writers of our age, from Alan Hollinghurst to Mary Beard
Good writing is timeless. For anyone who wants to be a better writer, a more thoughtful reader, or a sharper thinker, the team at the Times Literary Supplement, one of Britain’s oldest-running literary magazines, are here to help. Practical, funny and smart, distilling decades of writing triumphs and catastrophes, the guide includes:
- Alan Hollinghurst on how to write fiction
- Mary Beard on how to find your subject
- Blake Morrison on how to write honest memoir
- Mary-Kay Wilmers on how to write women
- Ian Hamilton on how to write crime
- Martin Amis on how to be funny
- And many more.
This elegant masterclass lifts the lid on one of the most complex and simplest of acts: putting words on a blank page. Good writing starts here.
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A practical guide to good writing by some of the finest writers of our age, from Alan Hollinghurst to Mary Beard
Good writing is timeless. For anyone who wants to be a better writer, a more thoughtful reader, or a sharper thinker, the team at the Times Literary Supplement, one of Britain’s oldest-running literary magazines, are here to help. Practical, funny and smart, distilling decades of writing triumphs and catastrophes, the guide includes:
- Alan Hollinghurst on how to write fiction
- Mary Beard on how to find your subject
- Blake Morrison on how to write honest memoir
- Mary-Kay Wilmers on how to write women
- Ian Hamilton on how to write crime
- Martin Amis on how to be funny
- And many more.
This elegant masterclass lifts the lid on one of the most complex and simplest of acts: putting words on a blank page. Good writing starts here.
