Part 1: Style from the outside : theory -- The history of an idea -- Quotes on style -- Writing, speech, and the middle style -- "Looking for a click in my head" : music and style -- A field guide to styles -- Engendering style -- "Style is the man himself" : style and personality -- Part 2: Style from the inside : practice - Finding a voice, finding a style -- Progress in works -- What writers talk about when they talk about style -- Blindfold test -- Consistency and change--; Style according to form -- By way of advice.
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Provides advice for writers on developing their writing voice and style, presenting excerpts from interviews with Camille Paglia, Dave Barry, Tobias Wolff, Elmore Leonard, and approximately forty other authors, along with close readings of their works.