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> The Shakespeares, Twains, and Austens of the future won't emerge from the book publishing industry. They’ll come from YouTube, podcasts, and blogs.

The author pushes for a cold technical writing style. Then he brings up a bunch of literary writers? The two worlds are very much at odds.

The worship of the literary that's all too common in classrooms is, I believe, why so many people are scared of writing anything in the first place. And then there's the obsession with grammar.



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