The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
Having an intention and then executing it does not make good art. Artists know this. According to Donald Barthelme, “The writer is one who, embarking upon a task, does not know what to do.”
George Saunders • A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo
Such theorizing, however, is too vague to be useful here. It’s time to get down to fundamentals. What makes good writing good and bad writing bad? Here are some notions that are important to me.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
Stephen King • 10 highlights
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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
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