Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of WritingA storehouse of practical writing tips, written in a lively, conversational style. Readers lean to develop a ¿writer's sense¿: the book demonstrates that writing is really applied psychology since it is essentially the art of creating desired effects. Provides an explanation of what effects are desirable and how to create them. An exceptional book that works successfully on several levels simultaneously. Provides new insight into: how to generate interesting ideas and get them down on paper; how to write a critical analysis; how to write a crisp opener; how to invigorate a banal style; how to punctuate with confidence; how to handle various conventions, and much more. For anyone who needs a reference guide on writing. |
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... piece regardless of its merits ; but if you have convinced him in your opener that he isn't interested in what you're selling , you probably will have lost him for good . He's only human , after all . First impressions are usually ...
... piece regardless of its merits ; but if you have convinced him in your opener that he isn't interested in what you're selling , you probably will have lost him for good . He's only human , after all . First impressions are usually ...
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... piece , " The Crack - up " : Of course all life is a process of breaking down , but the blows that do the dramatic side of the work - the big sudden blows that come , or seem to come , from outside the ones you remember and blame things ...
... piece , " The Crack - up " : Of course all life is a process of breaking down , but the blows that do the dramatic side of the work - the big sudden blows that come , or seem to come , from outside the ones you remember and blame things ...
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... piece of absurdity . It's akin to ducking behind a screen every time you say something in conversation so as to persuade your listener that he is hearing merely some Voice , some disembodied Intelligence , speaking to him . Common sense ...
... piece of absurdity . It's akin to ducking behind a screen every time you say something in conversation so as to persuade your listener that he is hearing merely some Voice , some disembodied Intelligence , speaking to him . Common sense ...
Contents
Getting launched | 3 |
Thinking well | 13 |
How to write a critical analysis | 25 |
Copyright | |
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