Ursula k le guin steering the craft6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() An exercise Le Guin suggests is to write a page of narrative and not put in any punctuation. Le Guin suggests expanding your palette using manuals that discuss punctuation such as Strunk and White’s Elements of Style. In Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew, Le Guin adds that punctuation is ‘a whole kit of the most essential, beautiful, elegant tools a writer has to work with.’ A simple comma makes the difference between a panda bear being a trigger-happy diner (‘eats, shoots and leaves’) and a herbivorous animal (‘eats shoots and leaves’). Punctuation is important for guiding the reader over your sentences and avoiding confusion that results from having multiple possible meanings. Here are 8 of Le Guin’s best tips for writers: Study every aspect of your craft, including punctuation In interviews, public speeches, essays and her writing manual Steering the Craft, Le Guin provides many insights into how to write better and master your prose. ![]() Le Guin has often provided great advice for writing a novel. The esteemed fantasy and science fiction writer Ursula K. ![]()
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