Keys to Great Writing Revised and Expanded - Mastering the Elements of Composition and Revision (Paperback, Second Edition, Revised)

With refreshed content and brand-new exercises for readers to hone their skills, Keys to Great Writing Revised and Expanded Edition presents practical lessons for writers of both fiction and nonfiction to improve their writing. Lessons include: * eliminating wordiness and knowing how to stop and start (economy)* * using the right word every time and make an impression with your writing (precision)* * engaging your reader with action and movement (action)* * constructing sentences for musicality and voice (music)* * being playful and lively in your writing (personality)* * knowing what you want to say (purpose) * using point of view to best effect (point of view) * planning your writing, thinking in paragraphs, and creating outlines (organization) * using a combination of rhetorical appeals in persuasive writing (support) * avoiding unnecessary shifts in person, subject, voice, tense, etc. (coherence) * developing good writing habits, overcoming the challenges of long writing projects, and practicing sound time management (the writing process) *The bulk of new exercises will be focused in these chapters, with others appearing in subsequent chapters.

General

Imprint:	Writer's Digest Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2016
Authors:	Stephen Wilbers
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	279
Edition:	Second Edition, Revised
ISBN-13:	978-1-4403-4580-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > General
LSN:	1-4403-4580-5
Barcode:	9781440345807

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