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Without being a writer himself, he could speak the language of writers better than any editor or publisher” one would ever meet.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
‘He made every sentence electric’: Martin Amis remembered by Tina Brown, his old friend and devoted editor
theguardian.comof outlandish facts and quotes—he is a tenacious reporter—and a style that barely suppresses his own amusement. It works particularly well on the buccaneers who continue to try the patience of the citizenry, as proved by his profile in The New Yorker of the developer Donald Trump. Noting that Trump “had aspired to and achieved the ultimate luxury,
... See moreWilliam Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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Walter Isaacson • Steve Jobs
he was who I wanted to be when I grew up. He’s one of the great nonfiction writers of our time, a genius of reportage and the profile, someone who could take any curious whim and turn it into a compelling book.
On his personal website, he wrote, "My new book, The Joke's Over, emerged as a form of therapy after the shock of sudden death following the suicide of my friend of 35 years, Hunter S Thompson.
"He always said that he would do it but that does not prepare you for the reality of the brutal act.
"As I once printed on a brown paper bag in handset type, ... See more
"He always said that he would do it but that does not prepare you for the reality of the brutal act.
"As I once printed on a brown paper bag in handset type, ... See more