Timberdoodle sent me another book to review this week: Wordsmithy by Douglas Wilson.
I guess I could have just assigned it to my high schoolers to read on their own. (Then they could’ve put what they’d learned into practice by writing this review for me.)
But I didn’t do that.
Because I’m a writer myself and because I wanted my younger children to benefit from the content, as well, I chose to read it aloud to all of them.
And I thoroughly enjoyed every word of it.
The book is short — only 120 pages — and to the point, but it is jam-packed with so much practical wisdom and highbrow humor that I’m afraid my kids might have skimmed right over the best parts without fully appreciating them.
I lost count of how many times the text made me laugh out loud. Wilson has a delightfully subtle wit that I just love.
He also practices what he preaches, with deft precision, and carefully measures his words so that none are wasted.
This gem of a book is filled with tips and secrets guaranteed to improve the writing of any student — novice or professional — who is willing to incorporate them. I caught my author-husband perusing the table of contents last week when he spotted Wordsmithy lying on our end table:
He called dibs on reading it next. 🙂
If you are interested in doing the same, Timberdoodle sells the book individually and as part of their 11th grade curriculum package. They’ve also generously offered me two copies of Wordsmithy to share with my readers in a giveaway this week. You may enter by using the Rafflecopter widget below:
VICKI says
July 15, 2016 at 8:19 amThis is exactly what I need for my 11th graders next year. Thank you for sharing!