Comments on: A plethora of references to improve your writing https://www.publicationcoach.com/a-plethora-of-reference-books-to-improve-your-writing/ & Gray-Grant Communications Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:16:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/a-plethora-of-reference-books-to-improve-your-writing/#comment-9430 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:40:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=377#comment-9430 In reply to Russ Skinner.

You’ll love it. A really good read and great advice that applies beyond writing….

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By: Russ Skinner https://www.publicationcoach.com/a-plethora-of-reference-books-to-improve-your-writing/#comment-9429 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=377#comment-9429 In reply to Daphne Gray-Grant.

Thanks. I just downloaded the Duhigg book.

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By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/a-plethora-of-reference-books-to-improve-your-writing/#comment-9428 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:27:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=377#comment-9428 In reply to Russ Skinner.

Good question, Russ. For academic writers (I’ve been working with a lot of them, lately) I like the books They Say, I Say by Graff, Birkenstein & Durst, I also like Stylish Academic Writing by Helen Sword. For everyone else, I really appreciate The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Not only does it offer useful ideas on how to develop better habits (e.g.: the writing habit), but it’s also beautifully written.

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By: Russ Skinner https://www.publicationcoach.com/a-plethora-of-reference-books-to-improve-your-writing/#comment-9427 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:57:00 +0000 https://www.publicationcoach.com/?p=377#comment-9427 Any additions come to mind seven years later, Daphne?

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