Keys to Great Writing

by Wilbers, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780898799323
• ISBN10: 0898799325
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

With entertaining and interactive lessons, this versatile guide will encourage writers to test their knowledge, learn new techniques and pay attention to detail.

Author Biography

Stephen Wilbers is a writing consultant, author, adjunct professor, and syndicated columnist. His columns on business writing appear in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and the Orange County Register, among several others. He has written a book on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, as well as two self-published books, Writing for Business and Wilbers on Writing. A former Fulbright scholar, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa. He teaches writing at the University of Minnesota and at Hamline University's graduate studies program, where he won the 1995 Outstanding Faculty Award. He also lectures on business writing at training seminars throughout the country. Stephen Wilbers currently lives in Minneapolis.

Table of Contents

Foreword	viii
Introduction	1	(8)
PART ONE Keys to Great Writing	9	(118)
Economy	10	(26)
Precision	36	(12)
Action	48	(17)
Music	65	(40)
Personality	105	(22)
PART TWO Elements of Composition	127	(90)
Purpose	128	(15)
Point of View	143	(21)
Organization	164	(22)
Support	186	(9)
Coherence	195	(22)
PART THREE Drafting and Revising	217	(25)
The Writing Process	218	(24)
Appendix I A Glossary of Grammatical Terms	242	(2)
Appendix II Checklist: Keys to Great Writing	244	(4)
Appendix III Checklist: Elements of Composition	248	(3)
Appendix IV Checklist for Proofreading	251	(2)
Appendix V Recommended Resources and Reading	253	(3)
Index	256