Keys to Great Writing, Revised and Expanded Edition: Mastering the Elements of Composition and Revision

Wilbers, Stephen; Sullivan, Faith

ISBN 10: 1440345805 / ISBN 13: 9781440345807

Edité par Penguin Publishing Group, 2016

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pp. 288.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Keys to Great Writing, Revised and Expanded Edition: Mastering the Elements of Composition and Revision
• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1440345805
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781440345807
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: 2ème Édition
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Transform your writing!

If you're ready to empower your writing but are unsure of where to start, let Keys to Great Writing Revised and Expanded show you the way. Award-winning author and veteran writing coach Stephen Wilbers provides invaluable instruction on every aspect of the craft, from word choice and sentence structure to organization and revision.

In this edition, you'll find:

   • Self-assessments to strengthen your sentences and paragraphs, evaluate your goals, and approach your writing with confidence.
   • Practical and easy-to-understand techniques for utilizing economy, precision, action, music, and personality.
   • Helpful tips and techniques for the writing process, including advice on prewriting, drafting, revising, and proofreading.
   • Exercises, checklists, and more to refine your writing skills.
For more than a decade, Keys to Great Writing has helped writers of all experience levels infuse their work with clarity, grace, and style. With the revised and expanded edition at your fingertips, you'll have the tools to invigorate your prose and develop a unique and effective voice.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.