Creative writing is studied in schools and colleges, and practised by many people in their spare time. This informal book will assist those writers who wish to improve their talent and to achieve success. It encourages them to become aware of good style in the work of past and present authors and to recognize jargon and sloppy writing in every-day life, and good letter writing. Extracts from distinctive writers such as William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Anton Chekhov, J.B. Priestley, George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, Ted Hughes, Margaret Atwood and many others are included.