First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life

by Joe Moran

Book Overview

An exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences

The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time, and it is as close as most of us will get to making something truly beautiful. Using minimal technical terms and sources ranging from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143134345
• ISBN13: 9780143134343
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"