How To Write A Sentence: And How To Read One -

Fish argues that we focus too much on what we want to say and not enough on the form we use to say it. He suggests that if you master the "logical skeleton" of a great sentence, you can plug in any subject matter and it will still be brilliant.

You can't write a great sentence until you understand how a sentence works. How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

Most writing books focus on what not to do (don't use passive voice, don't use adverbs, don't be wordy). Stanley Fish takes a different approach: he treats sentences like Fish argues that we focus too much on