The Writer's Art

"A witty, entertaining, and enlightening antidote to sloppy, inflated, vague, or dull prose." — Publishers Weekly Writing comes in grades of quality in the fashion of beer and baseball games—good, better, and best. With the experience of a lifetime spent writing, James J. Kilpatrick wants to make a few judgment calls. Here, in the great tradition of Theodore Bernstein, Edwin Newman, and William Safire, a master of the art gives us a finely crafted, witty guide to writing well. Intended for laymen and professionals alike, The Writer's Art highlights techniques and examples of good writing—and a section of the book called "My Crotchets and Your Crotchets" comprises more than two hundred personal judgment calls, often controversial, often funny, on word usage. "Put it on your shelf between Strunk & White's Elements of Style and William Zinsser's On Writing Well ." — Cleveland Plain Dealer "An honest, forthright, and at times charming look into American usage." — The New York Times Book Review " The Writer's Art is itself a work of art." — Dallas Morning News **"A witty, entertaining, and enlightening antidote to sloppy, inflated, vague, or dull prose." —__Publishers Weekly__**__Writing comes in grades of quality in the fashion of beer and baseball games—good, better, and best.__ With the experience of a lifetime spent writing, James J. Kilpatrick wants to make a few judgment calls. Here, in the great tradition of Theodore Bernstein, Edwin Newman, and William Safire, a master of the art gives us a finely crafted, witty guide to writing well. Intended for laymen and professionals alike, highlights techniques and examples of good writing—and a section of the book called "My Crotchets and Your Crotchets" comprises more than two hundred personal judgment calls, often controversial, often funny, on word usage."Put it on your shelf between Strunk & White's and William Zinsser's ." —"An honest, forthright, and at times charming look into American usage." —" is itself a work of art." — "Writing comes in grades of quality in the fashion of beer and baseball games," says James J. Kilpatrick, "good, better, and best." With the experience of a lifetime of writing, he tells us, he wants to make a few judgment calls. And Jack Kilpatrick, master of the art, is as good as his word. In the tradition of Theodore Bernstein, Edwin Newman, and William Safire, James J. Kilpatrick gives us a finely crafted, witty guide to writing well. Written for laymen and professionals alike, The Writer's Art highlights techniques and examples of good writing. A section of the book called "My Crotchets and Your Crotchets" comprises more than 200 personal judgment calls, often controversial, often funny, on word usage.