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" The sound on the page : "
Ben Yagoda.
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BL
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1035962
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b790332
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| Main Entry
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Yagoda, Ben.
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| Title & Author
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The sound on the page : : great writers talk about style and voice in writing /\ Ben Yagoda.
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First HarperResource paperback edition
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper,, 2005.
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, ©2004.
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xxxiii, 267 pages ;; 21 cm
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0060938226
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: 9780060938222
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Part 1: Style from the outside : theory -- The history of an idea -- Quotes on style -- Writing, speech, and the middle style -- "Looking for a click in my head" : music and style -- A field guide to styles -- Engendering style -- "Style is the man himself" : style and personality -- Part 2: Style from the inside : practice - Finding a voice, finding a style -- Progress in works -- What writers talk about when they talk about style -- Blindfold test -- Consistency and change--; Style according to form -- By way of advice.
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Provides advice for writers on developing their writing voice and style, presenting excerpts from interviews with Camille Paglia, Dave Barry, Tobias Wolff, Elmore Leonard, and approximately forty other authors, along with close readings of their works.
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Authors, American-- 20th century, Interviews.
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Authors, American-- 21st century, Interviews.
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Authors, English-- 20th century, Interviews.
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Authors, English-- 21st century, Interviews.
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Authorship.
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English language-- Style.
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Voice in literature.
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Authors, American.
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Authors, English.
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Authorship.
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English language-- Style.
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Voice in literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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820.9
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PE1421.Y34 2005
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