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Article: In search of the mysteries of style.(Cover story)
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- Writing!
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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The journey to becoming a good writer is a lot like climbing a mountain. Just as a map and the right gear can help you on your journey to the mountaintop, the proper guides and tools can teach you to make your sentences come to life and ring with substance and style.
Ah, style, that intangible quality of writing that leaves an indelible impression on the reader's mind! Nobody quite knows how to define it, not even master teachers of the writing process William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White, who wrote in the third edition of their classic manual The Elements of Style, "There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing ... no key that ...