Several Short Sentences about Writing

One of the reasons I'm skeptical of a lot of writing advice books is for how they'll clutter my head with a lot of rules - each of which I'll need to spend time assessing to see if a) they make sense to me, b) they are a rule or a stylistic preference marketed as a rule, c) are important enough for me to put it in my shortlist of editing tools I always use or are more of a general maxim I'll just try to keep in mind. The reason this book really vibes with me, and why I'm comfy recommending it, is I found it does the opposite. It decluttered my mind and helped me see core, highly valuable writing concepts clearly for the first time in a long time.

The author first highlights the disservice a school education does to the skills of writing, which was a little repetitive. The text really takes off after that, explaining how short sentences are important, and how they are the building blocks for longer ones. It’s all about sentences. Sentences are the building blocks, and writers hone the sentences, especially the short ones. He also writes about other things, how an outline is a ‘catwalk’, that you can use outlines at first, but shouldn’t rely too much on them. The entire book is like the medicine you hate that taste of, but have to take it. It’s excellent medicine, though.

I always highlight the important sentences in my books. But in this book I didn't. How could I highlight all the sentences !!! I am blown...!

A few short sentences about this book. It's a painfully rambling read. The way the author has arranged his sentences in broken lines throughout most of the book made it very hard to follow and gave me a headache every time. It's not an insightful, helpful or practical book at all. I honestly don't get the point, the hype, or the four/five star ratings. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone!

Excelente libro.