Books on writing are even more common than first-year Greek grammars. (I should probably revise that sentence.)

Here are six that I’ve found especially useful. I’d suggest reading them in this order.

1. William Strunk Jr. The Elements of Style. Wth revisions, an introduction, and a chapter on writing by E. B. White. 4th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000. 105 pp.

I’ve read this slim volume three times with great profit. It’s not perfect (see here and here), but it’s still well worth reading. (more…)

I just thoroughly enjoyed reading this informative, entertaining, overstated article (even though I do a lot of copy-editing!):

Thomas Sowell, “Some Thoughts about Writing,” 2001.

HT: Kevin DeYoung