Here, I will link you to lessons and essays about writing. Some will be my own; some won’t.
An introduction: To Write Right
A Preface on Pedagogy by A. W. Johns
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Examples of Editing
Bellasonline’s “The Deal with Mr. Player” edits and comments by Mr. Fountain
IronHorsexLiveStrong’s “Dance with Me” edits
youXfoundXme’s The Only Girl in the Band edits
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Four Virtues of Writing
1) Simplicity
2) Freshness
3) Economy
4) Color
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Writing
4) Weak nouns and verbs propped up by many modifiers
5) Elephantine language
6) Euphemisms and other metaphors/similes
7) Silly Personification and other figurative language
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Minor Points of Style:
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Reading List:
Chapter IX of A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
“The Birthday Cake” by Daniel Lyons
“Why Don’t You Dance?” by Raymond Carver
“Should Wizard Hit Mommy?” by John Updike
“The Lost Boy” by Thomas Wolfe
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro” by Ernest Hemingway
“Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Your professor: Mr. Fountain
Let's Write Right 