Stein on Writing

Sol Stein is pompous. If I judge correctly from his writing, he is a curmudgeon with a serious personality defect. His view is very narrow and it is the only right view. I wouldn't want to be his friend, his client, or even his trashman. I was not impressed with Stein. That being said, Stein does kno......more

Ein sehr lesenswerter Schreibratgeber, für den jedoch Ruhe und Zeit mitgebracht werden muss, um die Worte reflektieren zu können. Sol Stein schreibt präzise, eloquent und humorvoll über Schreibtechniken, was nicht nur grundlegende Ratschläge sondern ebenso seine Erfahrungen als Autor und Lektor inkl......more

Excellent advice and many examples for better writing. Stein is an author, editor, and publisher. His advice is geared toward fiction, with some thoughts for nonfiction. I am a reader and reviewer of books, not a writer. I have strong likes and dislikes about books I’ve read. I’m reading some “how to......more

I have not found many books about the craft that I want to read. Most of what I have seen of the "how to write" genre is focused on overcoming personal and emotional insecurities and the variety of techniques writers use for staying with the "pen and page", or sticking to the work (wow, get obsessed......more

Definitely one of my top 10 writing guides. Comprehensive and detailed with a plethora of examples. Two techniques, which I haven't seen described in this useful and epiphanic way in any other book, stand out: Particularity We hear about avoiding clichés and generalities, but here Stein puts forward a......more