The Sound On The Page

Yagoda offers an in-depth look at the importance of a writer's individual style or "voice," based on interviews with more than 40 outstanding contemporary writers. He points out, for instance, that Elmore Leonard and Toni Morrison avoid adverbs, while Christopher Hitchens uses them.

Ben Yagoda has written for The New York Times Magazine, The American Scholar, Esquire, and many other publications. Yagoda directs the journalism department at the University of Delaware, where he teaches nonfiction writing. He lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two daughters

Introduction: The Argument

xi

PART I STYLE FROM THE OUTSIDE: THEORY

The History of an Idea

3

(23)

Interlude---Quotes on Style

22

(4)

Writing, Speech, and the Middle Style

26

(20)

Interlude---``Looking for a Click in My Head'': Music and Style

43

(3)

A Field Guide to Styles

46

(31)

Interlude---Engendering Style

72

(5)

``Style Is the Man Himself'': Style and Personality

77

(28)

PART II STYLE FROM THE INSIDE: PRACTICE

Finding a Voice, Finding a Style

105

(25)

Interlude---Progress in Works

124

(6)

What Writers Talk About When They Talk About Style

130

(26)

Interlude---Blindfold Test

150

(6)

Consistency and Change

156

(10)

Style According to Form

166

(58)

By Way of Advice

224

(19)

Appendix

243

(8)

Interviewees

243

(8)

Credits and Permissions

251

(2)

Acknowledgments

253

(2)

Index

255

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The Sound On The Page

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