Comments on: Two Books Every Blogger Should Read

By: Thilak

Thilak — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:28:23 +0000

Amazon doesn’t ship here in my country. I’ll go the local book store and check if its available.,

By: Maki

Maki — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:56:57 +0000

I read the Elements of Style. Real classic, but might be kinda stuffy for some.

You could always go through Copyblogger’s entire archives.. I think that’s more than adequate for great blog writing.

By: Ryan J. Parker

Ryan J. Parker — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:03:17 +0000

Maki, thanks for the heads up. I’ve never heard of Copyblogger before … consider myself a new subscriber.

Thanks!

By: dan1el

dan1el — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:06:56 +0000

Elements of Style is definetly a must read. I’d add Stephen King’s On Writing to that list as well. There’s alot of excellent ideas in his book that don’t just apply to writing a novel.

By: Paula Mooney

Paula Mooney — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:13:39 +0000

I feel good. I think I’ve read both of these.

The Strunk one is definitely good.

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By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:06:22 +0000

Optionally, a third:

Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by Lajos Egri

http://tinyurl.com/2pfgo6
(shrunken amazon non-affiliate link)

By: Ryan J. Parker

Ryan J. Parker — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:21:20 +0000

Mike, interesting find there, but I’d like to hear your thoughts on how the book applies to the typical blogger.

By: Robert Irizarry

Robert Irizarry — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:02:49 +0000

Both are good recommendations. I don’t expect fellow bloggers to be English scholars but I also don’t expect to come across rampant grammatical and spelling errors. Both are largely avoidable and both suggest that the blogger doesn’t particularly care about his or her work.

By: constructicle boy

constructicle boy — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:33:24 +0000

is there like an pdf version available for download somewhere?