TY  - BOOK
AU  - LaRocque,Paula
TI  - The book on writing: the ultimate guide to writing well 
SN  - 0966517695
AV  - PN 4775 L328b 2003
U1  - 808.02 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Oak Park, IL
PB  - Marion Street Press
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Autoría
KW  - Arte de escribir
N1  - 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
N2  - Teaches the elements of good writing through the use of essential guidelines, literary techniques, and proper writing mechanics
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003013308.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0614/2003013308-d.html
ER  -