Advice from the Masters: E. B. White

Mar 2, 2016 | Better Writing

E. B. White is the co-author of one of the books every writer should own: The Elements of Style, commonly known as “Strunk and White.” Here’s some great writing advice that isn’t in that book. It’s from a Paris Review interview.

“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”

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