Analysis Of Kurt Vonnegut's How To Write With Style

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In Kurt Vonnegut’s “How to Write With Style”, Vonnegut elaborates on being honest with your writing and not trying to emulate an author style that is already being associated with his work and is respected. Moreover a writer’s writing should be compelling and should signal that this is his style of writing. A good writers takes what is intriguing from a subject he cars about and put that into his writing instead of what is just bulk and unnecessary writing that rambles on without a point. Also writing should be simplistic and straight to the point so your reader can understand and digest what you wrote. work and being at a state of

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