Books on language for writers, proofreaders, translators and editors

Books on language for writers, proofreaders, translators and editors

About Proofreading, About Writing, Language
One of the reasons I work with words is that language is endlessly fascinating. From my degree in French to the podcasts I listen to and the books I read about the English language, there is always more to know. As a writer and proofreader, I rely on some of the books listed below for my work. But as a linguist, I read the rest for fun. The links below are for Amazon. If you would prefer to support independent bookshops, try Hive Books or Bookshop.org in the UK or Bookshop or IndieBound in the USA. For people in other countries, a quick Google should help you to find an independent alternative. Books about proofreading It's an art and a science and a business McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook by Laura Killen…
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Twenty-seven essential books to boost a writer’s creativity

Twenty-seven essential books to boost a writer’s creativity

About Writing
It is a well-known fact that you can never have too much creativity or too many books. So I have gathered together the best of the best - an epic list of 27 books to provoke and inspire creativity for writers, artists and business people. The links below are for Amazon. If you would prefer to support independent bookshops, try Hive Books or Bookshop.org in the UK or Bookshop or IndieBound in the USA. For people in other countries, a quick Google should help you to find an independent alternative. [bctt tweet="You can never have too much creativity, or too many books..." username="PhilippaWrites"] Amazon.co.uk WidgetsMake Your Creative Dreams Real: A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy People, and People Who Would Really Rather Sleep All Day by SARK Discovering SARK's books, some ten years ago, was a revelation to…
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