Ideal for writing a short story, essay, review, or report, this guide provides beginning writers with the hands-on direction they need to improve their writing techniques and ability. Using a six-step approach to writing, this resource covers brainstorming ideas, choosing a topic, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. The tone is casual, the advice is straightforward, and the whole approach makes writing a skill that anyone can learn. Illustrations reinforce the ideas visually and help to break up the text into bite-sized chunks. An example section with worked examples of two kinds of writing—a creative writing piece and an essay—takes readers through the six steps, so they can watch writing develop from a blank page to a finished piece. Ideal for high school students but also appropriate for writers of all ages, this book also includes tips on user-friendly grammar, a table of different types of text, and a quick night-before-the-exam summary.
The Study and Practice of Writing English by Gerhard Richard Lomer & Margaret Eliza Ashmun (Rare Book Collection)
I. ESTABLISHED USAGES 1. Punctuation | 2. Capitals | 3. Italics | 4. Abbreviations | 5. The Representation of Number | 6. Syllabification | 7. Rules for Plurals | 8. Possessives | 9. Rules for Spelling | II. GRAMMATICAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Syntax | 2. Sequence of Tenses | 3. Shall and Will | 4. Voice | 5. Irregular Verbs | 6. Sentence Structure | 7. Paragraphs III. THE USE OF LANGUAGE
1. The Study of Language | 2. Some Suggestions for the Study of Words | 3. The Use of the Dictionary | 4. Synonyms | 5. Some Common Latin Roots | 6. Prefixes | 7. Suffixes | 8. English Words for Analysis | 9. The Idiomatic Use of Prepositions | 10. Foreign Words commonly used in English | 11. Phrases from Foreign Languages | 12. Style | 13. Figures of Speech | 14. Diacritical Marks | 15. Words commonly mispronounced | 16. Common Errors in Speech and Writing | 17. Vulgarisms | 18. Hackneyed Expressions | 19. Hackneyed Quotations
IV. WRITTEN COMPOSITION
1. Steps in Theme-Writing | 2. Outlines | 3. The Preparation of Manuscript | 4. Marks for the Correction of Themes | 5. Short-Theme Subjects | 6. Long-Theme Subjects | 7. How to take Notes | 8. Quotations | 9. References and Footnotes | 10. Making a Bibliography
On Writing Well The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's On Writing Well should be required reading. A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of nonfiction writing celebrates its 30th anniversary. Revised seven times, it has stood the test of time and remains a valued resource for writers. 4.5 Star On Amazon
Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd Edition: The Best-Selling Book on How to Think Funny, Write Funny, Act Funny, And Get Paid For It
A comprehensive (and fundamental) guide to writing, selling and performing all types of comedy, including comments, advice, gags and routines from dozens of top comics.
Updated and revised, this new edition enables readers to master the fundamentals of humor writing and better understand the demands of the comedic market.
Comedy Writing Secrets now includes:
- Examples from comedy greats as well as cutting-edge contemporary comedians, including Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, and Tina Fey
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- Step-by-step writing exercises accompanied with sample answers, so readers can practice and hone their skills
