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9780521727686

Writing Well: The Essential Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521727686

  • ISBN10:

    0521727685

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-08-18
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Writing Well is a guide to expressive creative writing and effective professional prose. The author, a poet, writer, editor and teacher, explains the techniques required for stylish and readable writing. Everyone who wants to write better can benefit from this book, which describes how to: · identify topics that inspire you to write · get into the habit of writing regularly · develop ideas · construct effective arguments · choose words for maximum effect · use grammar correctly · structure sentences and paragraphs appropriately · write with integrity The book is enriched by examples from great modern writers, and includes a variety of exercises and suggestions for writing activities. Mark Tredinnick practises what he preaches, making his book highly enjoyable as well as technically instructive.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Stepping out: a prologue on diction, structure, magic and democracy
Lore: on voice, music, care and thrift
Sentencing: on the craft of the sentence
Grace: on style, economy and poise
Poetics: on creative writing
Attitude: on manners and your reader
Shapely thoughts: on thought, planning, structure and paragraphs; Amen: an epilogue on beauty, honesty and civility
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