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  • On Revision

    The Only Writing That Counts

    by William Germano ...
    A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision." On Revision provides everything academic writers need to know about crafting superior essays, articles, monographs, and dissertations. . . . Essential for anyone facing down the vast and mysterious landscape of academic writing; invaluable for students and educators alike." — BooklistSo... ... Read more

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  • 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love

    by Rachel Aaron ...
    "I loved this book! So helpful!" -- Courtney Milan, New York Times Best Selling author of The Governess Affair"Have you ever wanted to double your daily word counts? Do you feel like you're crawling through your story, struggling for each paragraph? Would you like to get more words every day without increasing the time you spend writing or sacrificing quality? It's not impossible, it's not even ... Read more

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  • The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, 5th Edition

    The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative News Organization

    by Allan M. Siegal, William Connolly ...
    The premier source for journalists, now revised and updated for 2015.Does the White House tweet?Or does the White House post on Twitter?Can "text" be a verb and also a noun?When should you link?For anyone who writes--short stories or business plans, book reports or news articles--knotty choices of spelling, grammar, punctuation and meaning lurk in every line: Lay or lie? Who or whom? That or <... ... Read more

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  • Dialogue

    A Busy Writer's Guide

    by Marcy Kennedy ...
    Series series Busy Writer's Guides
    Every writer knows the benefits strong dialogue can bring to a story—a faster pace, greater believability, increased tension, and even humor.But not every writer knows how to achieve it.And, unfortunately, weak dialogue can destroy a story even faster than strong dialogue can improve it. Weak dialogue can drag the pace to a halt, make your characters feel stilted, and confuse your readers.In other ... Read more

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  • The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself

    On the Practice of Editing Yourself

    by Susan Bell ...
    "Bell's prose is elegant and wonderfully readable in this artful guide."—Publishers WeeklyThe Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood—or simply overlooked—art of editing. The book brims with examples, quotes, and case studies, including an illuminating discussion of Max Perkins's editorial collaboration with F. Scott Fitzgerald on The Great Gatsby. Susan Bell, a veteran book ... Read more

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  • Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

    How to Edit Yourself Into Print

    by Renni Browne, Dave King ...
    Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the essential editing techniques of the trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the professional book editing ... Read more

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  • Composition Project: Writing a Hero-of-Human-Rights Essay

    Teaching, #3

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 3 - Teaching
    This free download describes a composition assignment that I have used successfully during my years of teaching at Ohio University.Other teachers are welcome to download and read this pdf file and decide whether this assignment will work in their classes. Of course, other teachers may modify the assignment as desired for their classes.The file is divided into two main sections following this brief ... Read more

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  • The Art and Craft of Feature Writing

    Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide

    by William E. Blundell ...
    Storytelling—how to catch and hold a reader’s interest through artful narration of factual materialWilliam E. Blundell, one of the best writers on one of America's best-written papers—The Wall Street Journal—has put his famous Journal Feature-Writing Seminars into this step-by-step guide for turning out great articles. Filled with expert instruction on a complex art, it provides beginners with a ... Read more

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  • How to Edit Your Own Novel

    by Poppy Rose Solomon ...
    You’ve drafted your book, and now’s the time to start thinking of the next step. Will you query traditional publishers? Will you hire a professional editor to help you ready the book for independent publishing?In this gatekept industry, where secrets are held close and opportunities are few and far between, I want to help you break through. This book will help you on your way to publishing, ... Read more

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  • Speed Reading: Learn How to Read Twice as Fast, and Understand Better

    by Mike Hughes ...
    Reading faster is something that many of us want and truly need to be able to do. While speed reading is an acquired skill which takes effort and regular practice, it is a skill which every reader can learn and take advantage of at any stage of life. Whether you need to complete a reading assignment by an impending deadline, you’re taking a timed exam with lots of text, or you just want to finish ... Read more

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  • Get a Grip on Your Grammar

    250 Writing and Editing Reminders for the Curious or Confused

    by Kris Spisak ...
    "A useful reference [and] a fun read, chock-full of telling examples and pop-culture references." —Charles Euchner, author of Keep It ShortMost of us are not poets or novelists, but we are all writers. We email, text, and post; we craft memos and reports, menus and outdoor signage, birthday cards and sticky notes on the fridge. And just as we should think before we speak, we need to think before ... Read more

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  • The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation

    by Bryan A. Garner ...
    Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
    The authoritative guide to using the English language effectively, from "the greatest writer on grammar and usage that this country has ever produced" (David Yerkes, Columbia University).The author of The Chicago Manual of Style's popular "Grammar and Usage" chapter, Bryan A. Garner is renowned for explaining the vagaries of English with absolute precision and utmost clarity. With The Chicago ... Read more

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  • Intuitive Editing

    A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing

    by Tiffany Yates Martin ...
    "I trust Tiffany Yates Martin with the editing process even more than I trust myself. Read this book and steal her secrets!"—Kelly Harms, Washington Post–bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler“Tiffany Yates Martin is an exceptional editor, so of course her advice and counsel in Intuitive Editing is exceptional as well. Whether you’re a seasoned author looking to fine-tune your craft, ... Read more

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  • The eBook Formatting & Publishing Guide For The Broke and Stressed

    by Michael Lamendola ...
    So you've got a manuscript burning a hole in the hard drive of your eight year old Gateway desktop, but you're confused as to how to turn that sucker into an eBook. You could spend a year learning HTML, or pay someone a stack of cash to do it for you... but why? This fast and funny guide is designed for all skill levels and will quickly teach you how to: * Format your manuscript to look slick ... Read more

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  • The Elements of Style

    by William Strunk Jr. ...
    'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of ... Read more

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  • A Proofreading Companion: Tips, Tools & Strategies for the Professional Proofreader

    by Jennifer Karchmer ...
    While proofreading is a critical step in the editing process, unfortunately it gets short shrift. Sometimes it is skipped entirely, resulting in unprofessional work, which can affect sales and credibility.In this book, Jennifer Karchmer, owner of Over The Shoulder Editorial, imparts personal stories, anecdotes, examples and practical advice to show how important proofreading is to any written ... Read more

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  • Rapid Story Development #3: Ten Questions Every Writer Needs to Ask Before They Hire a Consultant

    Rapid Story Development, #3

    by Jeff Lyons ...
    Series Book 3 - Rapid Story Development
    The reality of being an author today means that you can't do it all alone. The writing, designing, editing, publishing, and marketing of a book is no longer a one-man or one-woman show. Authors, if they want to put their best professional face forward, must now build a publishing team and rely on third party consultants to help them realize their dreams of publishing gold. But, most authors are ... Read more

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  • Spunk & Bite

    by Arthur Plotnik ...
    Today's writer needs more than just a solid knowledge of usage and composition to write successfully. Bestselling author Arthur Plotnik reveals the secrets to attention-grabbing, unforgettable writing, in this trade paperback edition.Updated with all-new writing exercises, Spunk & Bite will help writers take books, articles, business reports, memos, and even e-mail messages to the next level. ... Read more

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  • Writing Your Story's Theme: The Writer's Guide to Plotting Stories That Matter

    by K.M. Weiland ...
    Series Book 9 - Helping Writers Become Authors
    Theme Is What Your Story Is Really AboutTheme—the mysterious cousin of plot and character. Too often viewed as abstract rather than actionable, theme is frequently misunderstood and left to chance. Some writers even insist theme should not be purposefully implemented. This is unfortunate, because in many ways theme is story. Theme is the heart, the meaning, the point. Nothing that important should ... Read more

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  • How to Teach the Autobiographical Essay Composition Project in 9 Classes

    Teaching, #2

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 2 - Teaching
    This document gives one way of teaching the autobiographical essay to students, although it should also be useful to people who are not students, but who want to write this kind of essay.Feel free to copy this and give sections of it or all of it to your students, other teachers, and your friends.In my 50-minute classes, usually I will go over one or two essays by professional writers, one or two ... Read more

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  • Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success

    by K.M. Weiland ...
    Can Outlining Help You Write a Better Story?Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal.Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:Help you choose the right type of outline for youGuide you in brainstorming plot ideasAid you in discovering your ... Read more

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  • But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"?

    Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A

    by The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff ...
    Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
    "A wonderful blend of substance and snark—both a useful reference and a fun (yes, fun) read."—Mignon Fogarty, New York Times-bestselling author of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingQ. Is it happy medium or happy median?A. The idiom is happy medium, but I like the image of commuters taking refuge from road rage on the happy median.Every month, tens of thousands of self-declared ... Read more

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  • What Editors Do

    The Art, Craft & Business of Book Editing

    Edited by Peter Ginna ...
    Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
    Essays from twenty-seven leading book editors: "Honest and unflinching accounts from publishing insiders . . . a valuable primer on the field." — Publishers WeeklyEditing is an invisible art in which the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. This makes it all the more difficult ... Read more

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  • Dialogic Editing in Academic and Professional Writing

    Engaging the Trace of the Other

    Edited by Özüm Üçok-Sayrak, Janie Harden Fritz, Kristen Lynn Majocha ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Writing Studies
    This book brings attention to the communicative process of editing as a dialogic experience that is attentive to the voice of the Other and underlines an ethical turn for the editing process.The volume focuses on an essential, yet undertheorized, aspect of the communicative practice of editing by reading and receiving the voice of the Other and offering feedback toward assisting the text to find a ... Read more

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