Why the Best Writing Advice Is Often the Weirdest
- Posted on May 20, 2026
- By The New Yorker
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Why the Best Writing Advice Is Often the Weirdest
Writers are fed a bevy of mantras—“show don’t tell,” “kill your darlings”—which provide the security that there are rules, but little else. A new book by Lucy Ives offers a more expansive view of writing advice.
