I have decided to pare down many of the books that I have, but I going to so in small steps. Right now I am currently going through many of the books on writing that I have, but have never read.
Before I begin the culling of the herd, I would like to hear from others as to what books they consider the essential books for beginning writers such as myself? I am asking this on the off-chance that I may already have some of the books, so I can hold on to them now and avoid having to repurchase them later.
I realize that posting the list of books I have now might make things easier, but I would like to get some input now so as to better help me go through the books. Letting me know of your suggestions before then will help me a lot.
To help you better advise me I will let you know that I want to write both short science fiction, and scientific articles. So if you have any suggestions feel free to drop me a line. I really would appreciate it.
The Fireballs of February
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Strunk and White's Elements of Style and Lolita.
I have Strunk and White's Elements of Style, so that's one book to keep. Thanks.
By Lolita, I assume you mean this book?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita
Is this because of the "style" of the book?
Lolita's prose and vocabulary are sublime and a supreme achievement when you internalize Nabokov was Russian and learned English.
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