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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
Description: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King combines personal memoir with practical advice on writing, offering insights into the essential tools and techniques of the craft
ISBN: 9781439156810
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mindcrime · 2020-11-30 · Original thread
I don't think learning to write blog posts is particularly different from learning to write anything else. To the extent that that is true, I'd refer you to Stephen King's book On Writing[1]. Specifically, one bit of advice from that book (loosely paraphrased) "the best way to learn to write well is to read a lot and write a lot".

The other book I'd recommend is The Pyramid Principle[2] by Barbara Minto.

[1]: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft...

[2]: https://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Principle-Logic-Writing-Think...

chrisseldo · 2020-03-30 · Original thread
A great book that helped me was "On Writing" by Stephen King.

https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft...

SuperChihuahua · 2013-10-02 · Original thread
Stephen King's rule is that the second draft of his book should be ten percent shorter compared with the first draft.

Source: his biography On Writing (http://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/...)