“Not all sentences end up in novels or stories. But novels and stories consist of nothing but.”
May 23, 2012 § Leave a comment
I’m loving the New York Times’ Draft blog—a page dedicated to discussion of language and the art of writing. A new essay pops up each week (this week, check out columnist and English professor Ben Yagoda’s piece on chronic comma slip-ups). The piece I’ve enjoyed the most so far, however, is one from a couple of months back on crafting the perfect sentence; beyond being informative, it’s superbly well-written. I might be a little biased, though. Its creator, Jhumpa Lahiri, also happens to be one of my favorite authors—I’ve read her novel The Namesake more times than I can count.
The essay speaks for itself—check it out here.
MARY GABLE 
What do you think?