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Jon Winokur began collecting writing advice as a teenager, when he first had the notion to be a writer. He was fascinated by the creative process and wondered how great literature is created. After two dozen books, including "The Portable Curmudgeon" and "The Big Book of Irony," he’s still wondering.

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Advice To Writers: The Best Books On Writing Books (Writer Wednesday)

Posted September 1, 2010 | 09:27:12 (EST)

The sixteenth-century French writer Michel de Montaigne, inventor of the modern essay, once remarked that "there are more books upon books than upon all other subjects." It's still true, judging from the hundreds of titles published every year on the art of writing. Most can be divided into two categories:...

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