For anyone who desires to become an author, two classic books share the necessary elements of creative writing and the habits and processes to make your writing successful. Professor William Strunk published Elements of Style at the end of the First World War. This book inspires us to write well while immersing readers in the atmosphere of a gentlemen's writing circle where we can almost smell the chalk and tweed. The professor encourages the writer to write well, if for no other reason than to escape his stern reprimand. If You Want to Write is Brenda Ueland's classic exploration of the essence and art of literary creativity. She believed that only by expressing one's creative spirit can we become "generous, joyful, lively, bold and sympathetic". Contents: William Strunk: The Elements of Style Brenda Ueland: If You Want to Write