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Ryan O'Connor's in-depth guide to prose style

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Picking the Best-written Books

Jan 29, 2024

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Last week we sent our readers the opening pages of O’Connor’s debut The Voids, our favourite Scottish novel of the decade to date. Below we present his inspiring thoughts on prose style.

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Ryan O’Connor

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Picking the Best-written Books

32k readers. Followers, please note that only free or paid subscribers receive our picks of the best-written books from US & UK prize shortlists & major reviews, & masterclasses by their (sometimes world-renowned) authors on prose style.