Write with Style differs from all other books on style, because it promotes sound writing principles and incorporates contemporary technology. It makes style objective, so writers spot opportunities for improvement in their work. For the first time, a book shows writers, from beginner to pro, how to use almost any word-processing program to improve their writing. It shows writers how to drive home a point and avoid pedestrian prose.
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Let's say you're a good writer, have lots of good ideas, interesting characters, whiz-bang plots, all of it, but--you're not getting published. Maybe your writing needs a style upgrade. Maybe you're using passive constructions, dangling participles, weak modifiers, and variant English. Maybe the editors are tossing your manuscripts after the first page. You need to read this book to write with genuine, publishable style. Author Bobbie Christmas teaches writers like us how to use the Find function on... more info
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At several points reading Christmas's 'Write in Style', I was tempted to write a glowing review. Now, I selfishly don't want to. Everyone has at least one book inside them. I don't want you all to know how Bobbie's Christmas's guidance will guide you to tell your story. I want 'Write in Style' all to myself. I could give a thorough review, of content and chapters, proving myself an excellent writer. But why? With Bobbie's guidance I stand a better chance of writing best sellers. Why write a... more info
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An invaluable book for any writer or aspiring writer. Most writing books aren't very objective, but this does it well, showing you how to improve your own style instead of incorporating someone else's. It shows you how to use your computer to help you find and fix problems. It's incredibly helpful, even to the experienced writer. It helped me tighten up my style and make it much more readable and appealing.
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Every good writer knows that judicious rewriting makes for a better book. Bobbie Christmas gives us specific helpful tools so that we can do our own revising BEFORE we send our books to the agent/editor/powers that be. WRITE IN STYLE is packed not just with "Don't Do This" directions, but with often-hilarious examples of how to repair the problems. I use WRITE IN STYLE frequently as a reference tool when writing my cat mysteries. It's handy when I'm editing other people's books, too. But just as often... more info
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