The book on writing : the ultimate guide to writing well / by Paula LaRocque.

By:

LaRocque, Paula, 1937-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oak Park, IL : Marion Street Press, 2003.Description: 240 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0966517695
9780966517699

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.02 21

LOC classification:

PN 4775 L328b 2003

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Contents:

A Dozen Guidelines to Good Writing -- 1: Keep Sentences Short, and Keep to One Main Idea Per Sentence -- 2: Avoid Pretensions, Gobbledygook, and Euphemisms -- 3: Change Long and Difficult Words to Short and Simple Words -- 4: Be Wary of Jargon, Fad, and Cliche -- 5: Use the Right Wordxx 6: Avoid Beginning With Long Dependent Phrases -- 7: Prefer Active Verbs and the Active Voice -- 8: Cut Wordiness -- 9: Avoid Vague Qualifiers -- 10: Prune Prepositions -- 11: Limit Number and Symbol -- 12: Get Right to the Point. And Stay There -- Section 2 Storytelling -- 13: Archetype, Character, and Plot -- 14: A Literary Analysis of a 'Real-Life' Story -- 15: Don't Say Everything. At Least Don't Say it Right Now -- 16: Let the Readers Do Some Work -- 17: Quick, Get the Camera -- 18: Masters of Metaphor -- 19: Let Sound Echo Sense -- 20: Write Fast, Edit Slow -- 21: Speedbumps -- 22: Logic and Speedy Reading -- 23: A Brief (But Not Necessarily Easy) Quiz -- 24: Dispelling the Myths -- Section 3 Style Guide.

Summary: Teaches the elements of good writing through the use of essential guidelines, literary techniques, and proper writing mechanics.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 4775 L328b 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000124295

Includes index.

A Dozen Guidelines to Good Writing --
1: Keep Sentences Short, and Keep to One Main Idea Per Sentence --
2: Avoid Pretensions, Gobbledygook, and Euphemisms --
3: Change Long and Difficult Words to Short and Simple Words --
4: Be Wary of Jargon, Fad, and Cliche --
5: Use the Right Wordxx 6: Avoid Beginning With Long Dependent Phrases --
7: Prefer Active Verbs and the Active Voice --
8: Cut Wordiness --
9: Avoid Vague Qualifiers --
10: Prune Prepositions --
11: Limit Number and Symbol --
12: Get Right to the Point. And Stay There --
Section 2 Storytelling --
13: Archetype, Character, and Plot --
14: A Literary Analysis of a 'Real-Life' Story --
15: Don't Say Everything. At Least Don't Say it Right Now --
16: Let the Readers Do Some Work --
17: Quick, Get the Camera --
18: Masters of Metaphor --
19: Let Sound Echo Sense --
20: Write Fast, Edit Slow --
21: Speedbumps --
22: Logic and Speedy Reading --
23: A Brief (But Not Necessarily Easy) Quiz --
24: Dispelling the Myths --
Section 3 Style Guide.

Teaches the elements of good writing through the use of essential guidelines, literary techniques, and proper writing mechanics.

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