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May 22, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Best of WordCount: famous writers on writing

During the WordCount Blogathon, I’m re-running popular posts every Sunday on subjects that readers ask for.

If you visit here often, you know one of my favorite sayings is “To do great writing, read great writing.” I dedicate Fridays to sharing the great writing I’ve come across that week.

Today I’m sharing lessons learned from the great authors, writers and editors I’ve written about here over time.

  • Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s writing style
  • Rogert Ebert and Stephen King
  • Jane Austen
  • John Milton
  • Virginia Woolf
  • Annie Lamott
  • William Zinsser
  • Clay Felker
  • 2011 blogathon recap: our favorite books

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Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: advice from famous writers, famous writers on writing, J.K. Rowling writing style, recommended reading for writers, Stephen King

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  1. Anyes - Far Away In The Sunshine says

    May 22, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    Lots of writing insights in those posts 🙂
    Am I the only one not to have read any Harry Potter yet? I’ll be remedying to this situation this Summer, thank you Michelle.

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