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Write More Good: An Absolutely Phony Guide (2011)

by The Bureau Chiefs(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307719588 (ISBN13: 9780307719584)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Three Rivers Press

review 1: I'm slightly hesitant to start this off with a snarky, "I'm in on the joke" sort of introduction on account of the recent passing of Roger Ebert, who wrote the book's forward. I will say that that forward was intelligent and witty, which should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Ebert's writings.As for the rest of this book... Well, in short, it's hilarious. I had kind of forgotten, in the time between acquiring the book and reading it, that Fake AP Stylebook existed, but as a reminder, this was grand. Anyone who is interested in writing should read this, though perhaps not journalists, as the Bureau Chiefs are all too cognizant of the current fumbling state of that august profession.I feel I should note that this is also a signed copy, one that I think a friend h... moread signed for me. I'm certain that, should Mr. (or Mrs.) "Joelh Drud" ever gain worldwide fame and fortune from the career that began with this book and its associated Twitter account, his (or her) words of "Stay gold, Vowfrog..." will become all the more inspirational.
review 2: I was following the FakeAPStyleBook on Twitter, and enjoying it, and then all these bloggers I like started shilling for Write More Good, written by the same folks. I sprang for it without realizing that a lot of those bloggers were contributors (people like Mike Sterling, Chris Sims, Dorian Wright and my inspiration, Dave Campbell)! As someone who works in media (I've been on both sides of the fence), I possibly enjoyed even more than you will (what, you're not taking my humble recommendation?). Funny to the last drop, Write More Good could have simply published a long list of tweets and been amusing. It goes a lot further and becomes a satirical and extremely knowing instruction manual on how to become a journalist. I reflexively smirked the whole way through. And it never shies away from the most ridiculously geeky references. A book after my own heart. Awesome, guys! less

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