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: Prose deconstructs the techniques of literary greats like Chekhov , Woolf , Austen , and Dickens to show how they build character, dialogue, and plot.

: She suggests reading your work aloud can not only improve its quality but help you catch "rubbishy" words that hide in plain sight. Famous Quotes

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This New York Times bestseller is a masterclass in , urging writers and book lovers to slow down and study literature word-by-word, sentence-by-sentence. Prose argues that before there were creative writing degrees, writers learned their craft simply by reading their predecessors. Key Lessons from the Book : Prose deconstructs the techniques of literary greats

: She emphasizes that "reading quickly—for plot, for ideas, even for psychological truths—can be a hindrance" to truly understanding how literature is built.

"It's necessary to hold the concept of clarity as an even higher ideal than grammatical correctness". eBook : Available for $12

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