| Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words Contributor(s): Ross-Larson, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393313263 ISBN-13: 9780393313260 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: Offers more than 100 model sentence types in a catalog format, giving writers many interesting and provocative ways to say what they mean. Writers looking for a more striking way to open a sentence will find these options: the announcement, the editorial opening, the opening appositive, the opening absolute, and the conjunction opening, among others. Examples of each sentence type ensure the reader's the understanding of the concepts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Editing & Proofreading - Reference |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 96143484 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the first part of this useful book, the author shows how to solve common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the better word. The second part of the book consists of more than 1500 recommendations for cuts, changes, and comparisons that editors make to produce writing that is concise and effective. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ross-Larson, Bruce: - Bruce Ross-Larson lives in Washington, D.C. |