Rediscover the writing wisdom of Strunk and White
Professional wordsmiths may feel they have moved beyond writing manuals, but a rereading of ‘The Elements of Style’ offers refreshers that will power up your prose.
E.B. White is remembered as master of both New Yorker magazine essays and classic children’s books.
Yet one of his most famous works was a rewrite job: turning a classroom style manual by William Strunk Jr. into the influential “The Elements of Style.”
In a free download, “Strunk and White’s secrets for rocket-powered writing,” we at Ragan are celebrating the guide’s 100 years of shaping American discourse in communications, journalism and academic writing.
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