The Little Red Writing Book - Couverture souple

Royal, Brandon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1582975213 ISBN 13 : 9781582975214

Editeur : Writer's Digest Books, 2007

Synopsis

<b>For Writers from All Walks of Life!</b><br><br>There's no need to fear the big, bad world of writing with <i>The Little Red Writing Book</i> in hand. Brimming with clever advice, this book offers writers, students, and business professionals a concise guide to penning strong and effective work for all occasions.<br><br><i>The Little Red Writing Book</i> is designed for visual appeal and ease of use. Elegant yet practical, it will be an intriguing, inviting reference you'll turn to again and again. Author <b>Brandon Royal</b> offers concise explanations and nonintimidating instruction based on the four pillars of sound writing: structure, style, readability, and grammar. His discussion centers on 20 immutable writing principles as well as 30 commonly encountered rules of grammar. A wealth of examples, charts, and engaging exercises make <i>The Little Red Writing Book</i> an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to master those skills that will make a good writer even better.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brandon Royal is an award-winning writer whose educational authorship includes The Little Red Writing Book, The Little Gold Grammar Book, The Little Green Math Book, and The Little Blue Reasoning Book. During his tenure working in Hong Kong for US-based Kaplan Educational Centers — a Washington Post subsidiary and the largest test-preparation organization in the world — Brandon honed his theories of teaching and education and developed a set of key learning “principles” to help define the basics of writing, grammar, math, and reasoning. A Canadian by birth and graduate of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, his interest in writing began after completing writing courses at Harvard University. Since then he has authored ten books and reviews of his books have appeared in Time Asia magazine, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal of America, Midwest Book Review, The Asian Review of Books, Choice Reviews Online, Asia Times Online, and About.com. Brandon is a two-time winner of the International Book Awards, a two-time gold medalist at the President’s Book Awards, and recipient of the 2011 “Educational Book of the Year” award as presented by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Writer's Digest Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1582975213
• ISBN 13: 9781582975214
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible