[MrTonyD]

Steinbeck is amazing. He would recite his books as he wrote them - he believed that words were meant to be spoken. He wrote for the spoken word rather than the written word. I also saw a few pages of his revisions on one of his books - he revised his "standard" sentences into "colorful" sentences. So his writing was definitely a result of hard work and creativity - and in my mind moves his writings into the realm of true art.

[ohaideredevs]

It's a bare minimum - try reading your paper/report/whatever aloud some time and you will realize that it's the only effective way to proofread.