First You Write a Sentence. av Joe Moran

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<p><b>A STYLE GUIDE BY STEALTH - HOW ANYONE CAN WRITE WELL (AND FULLY ENJOY GOOD WRITING)</b><br><br><b>''</b><b>Joe Moran is a wonderfully sharp writer, calm, precise and quietly comical'' Craig Brown</b><br><br>Advanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few. A symphony can be enjoyed, but created only by a genius. Good writing, however, can be written (and read) by anyone if we give it the gift of our time.<br><br>Enter universally praised historian Professor Joe Moran. From the Bible and Shakespeare to Orwell and Diana Athill, <i>First You Write a Sentence.</i>show us how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations, sharing:<br><br>- The tools of the trade; from typewriters to texting and the impact this has on the craft<br>- Writing and the senses; how to make the world visible and touchable<br>- How to find the ideal word, build a sentence, and construct a paragraph<br><br>Good writing can ignite the hearts and minds of readers, help us notice t