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What Makes Strong Writing? Something to Think about as You Work on Your Book

What Makes Strong Writing? Something to Think about as You Work on Your Book

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Mary Carroll Moore
Dec 07, 2009
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How does a book writer create writing that pulls a reader in, that engages us so well, we can't stop reading? A favorite nonfiction writer, Malcolm Gladwell, spoke about this in the preface to his book What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures.

Gladwell's topics are potentially dry. I love his ability to present his material in an amazingly engaging way.

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