Steinon Composing providesimmediately useful assistance for writers of fiction and nonfiction, whethernewcomers or accomplished specialists. As Sol Stein, renowned editor, author,and instructor, explains, “This isn’t a book of theory. It is a reserve of usablesolutions-how to repair writing that is flawed, how exactly to improve composing that isgood, how to create interesting composing to begin with.”

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