100 Ways to Improve Your WritingPenguin, 1985 - 158 páginas This is the one guide that anyone who writes - whether student, business person, or professional writer - should put on the desk beside pencil, pen, typewiter, or word processor. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of insructive examples, this valuable, easy-to-use handbook can helo you solve any and all working problems. Step-by-Step, it will show you how to: |
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Nine Ways to Improve Your Writing When Youre Not Writing | 11 |
1 Get Some Reference Books | 3 |
2 Expand Your Vocabulary | 5 |
3 Improve Your Spelling | 6 |
4 Read | 8 |
5 Take a Class | 9 |
6 Eavesdrop | 11 |
7 Research | 12 |
7 Use the Active Voice Most of the Time | 80 |
8 Say Things in a Positive Way Most of the Time | 82 |
9 Be Specific | 83 |
10 Use Statistics | 85 |
11 Provide Facts | 86 |
12 Put Emphatic Words at the End | 87 |
Eleven Ways to Make People Like What You Write | 89 |
1 Make Yourself Likable | 91 |
8 Write in Your Head | 14 |
9 Choose a Time and Place | 15 |
Nine Ways to Overcome Writers Block | 17 |
1 Copy Something | 19 |
2 Keep a Journal | 20 |
3 Talk About What Youre Writing | 21 |
4 Touch Your Toes | 22 |
6 Organize Your Material | 23 |
7 Make a List | 24 |
8 Picture a Reader | 25 |
9 Ask Yourself Why You Are Writing | 26 |
Five Ways to Write a Strong Beginning | 29 |
1 Find a Slant | 31 |
2 Write a Strong Lead | 32 |
3 Dont Make Promises You Cant Keep | 36 |
5 Begin at the Beginning | 38 |
Wine Ways to Save Time and Energy | 41 |
1 Use Ityramid Construction | 43 |
2 Use Topic Sentences | 44 |
3 Write Short Paragraphs | 46 |
5 Dont Explain When You Dont Have To | 48 |
6 Use Bridge Words | 49 |
7 Avoid Wordiness | 50 |
8 Steal | 51 |
9 Stop Writing When You Get to the End | 52 |
Ten Ways to Develop Style | 55 |
1 Think About Style | 57 |
2 Listen to What You Write | 58 |
3 Mimic Spoken Language | 59 |
4 Vary Sentence Length | 60 |
5 Vary Sentence Construction | 61 |
6 Write Complete Sentences | 63 |
7 Show Dont Tell | 65 |
8 Keep Related Words Together | 66 |
9 Use Parallel Construction | 67 |
10 Dont Force a Personal Style | 68 |
Twelve Ways to Give Your Words Power | 71 |
1 Use Short Words | 73 |
2 Use Dense Words | 74 |
4 Use Active Verbs | 75 |
5 Use Strong Verbs | 76 |
6 Use Specific Nouns | 78 |
3 Show Your Opinion | 93 |
4 Obey Your Own Rules | 95 |
5 Use Anecdotes | 96 |
6 Use Examples | 97 |
7 Name Your Sources | 98 |
8 Provide Useful Information | 100 |
10 Use Quotes | 102 |
11 Create a Strong Title | 104 |
Ten Ways to Avoid Grammatical Errors | 105 |
1 Respect the Rules of Grammar | 107 |
2 Do Not Change Tenses | 108 |
3 Know How to Use the Possessive Case | 109 |
4 Make Verbs Agree With Subjects | 110 |
5 Avoid Dangling Modifiers | 112 |
7 Avoid Splitting Infinitives | 113 |
8 Avoid These Common Mistakes | 114 |
9 Be Sensitive to Changes in the Language | 115 |
10 Prefer Good Writing to Good Grammar | 116 |
Six Ways to Avoid Punctuation Errors | 119 |
1 Use Orthodox Punctuation | 121 |
2 Know When to Use a Comma | 122 |
3 Know When to Use a Semicolon | 126 |
4 Know When to Use a Colon | 127 |
6 Know How to Use Quotation Marks | 128 |
Twelve Ways to Avoid Making Your Reader Hate You | 133 |
1 Avoid Jargon | 135 |
2 Avoid Cliches | 136 |
3 Avoid Parentheses | 137 |
4 Avoid Footnotes | 138 |
6 Dont Acknowledge When You Should Explain | 139 |
7 Dont Hide Behind Your Words | 140 |
8 Dont Intrude | 142 |
9 Dont Play Word Games | 143 |
11 Dont Play the Mystery Game | 144 |
12 Dont Cheat | 145 |
Seven Ways to Edit Yourself | 149 |
1 Read Your Work Out Loud | 151 |
3 Think About What You Have Written | 153 |
4 Ask Yourself These Questions | 154 |
5 Follow These Rules of Form for Titles | 155 |
6 Prepare a Perfect Manuscript | 156 |
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100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Updated): Proven Professional Techniques ... Gary Provost Vista previa restringida - 2019 |
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