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Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing 豆 8.5分
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作者:Ben Blatt
出版社:Simon & Schuster
出版日期:2017-01
ISBN:9781501105388
文件格式: pdf
标签: 数据分析 文学 非虚构 英文 美国 写作 Books-About-Books 文化
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There’s a famous piece of writing advice—offered by Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, and myriad writers in between—not to use -ly adverbs like “quickly” or “fitfully.” It sounds like solid advice, but can we actually test it? If we were to count all the -ly adverbs these authors used in their careers, do they follow their own advice compared to other celebrated authors? What’s m...
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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. Using Sparingly 9
2. He Wrote, She Wrote 31
3. Searching for Fingerprints 59
4. Write by Example 83
5. Guiltier Pleasures 105
6. U.K. vs. U.S. 121
7. Cliches, Repeats, and Favorites 143
8. How to Judge a Book by Its Cover 177
9. Beginnings and Endings 197
Epilogue 217
Acknowledgments 221
Notes 223
Introduction 1
1. Using Sparingly 9
2. He Wrote, She Wrote 31
3. Searching for Fingerprints 59
4. Write by Example 83
5. Guiltier Pleasures 105
6. U.K. vs. U.S. 121
7. Cliches, Repeats, and Favorites 143
8. How to Judge a Book by Its Cover 177
9. Beginnings and Endings 197
Epilogue 217
Acknowledgments 221
Notes 223