Every day I write the book notes on style

"Every day I write the book, a guide to style and writing for academics, is Amitava Kumar's fifth book of creative nonfiction with Duke University Press. Written in short first-person vignettes, this book melds form and content to explore the writing process both in and out of the academy, while off...

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Main Author: Kumar, Amitava, 1963- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
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505 0 |a Introduction: The 90-day book -- Self-help -- Writing a book : a brief history -- Credos -- Form -- Academic interest -- Style -- Exercises -- The groves of academe -- Materials -- Appendix A: Ten rules of writing -- Appendix B: PEN Ten interview. 
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