Andrew T. Le Peau has had a significant influence on Christian writing not first through his own books, but through his long career as an editor. While he has authored a number of popular books and Bible studies, his greater work has been influencing a generation of writers as an associate publisher for editorial at InterVarsity Press. It is through this work that he has shaped many bestselling books and through this work that he has gained a lot of authority in nonfiction writing. He now he applies a lifetime of experience to a book on the subject that is titled simply Write Better. I have read a number of books about becoming a better writer, and like almost everyone else, rate William Zinnser’s On Writing Well as the one all others are measured against. And while I continue to recommend it as often as possible, Le Peau’s book offers several strengths that wonderfully complement and even supplement Zinnser’s.
Le Peau divides his book into three parts: The Craft of Writing, The Art of Writing, and the Spirituality of Writing. The craft of writing refers to “mastering certain skills such as finding strong openings and closings, staying focused
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