The Writer's Diet
a guide to fit prose
$27.20
- Paperback
88 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2016
Summary
Do your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer’s Diet is for you! It’s a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness. Helen Sword dispenses with excessive explanations and overwrought analysis. Instead, she offers an easy-to-follow set of writing principles: use active verbs whenever possible; favor concrete language over vague abstractions; avoid long strings of prepositional phrases; employ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226351988 |
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| ISBN-10: | 022635198X |
| Series: | Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing |
| Author: | Helen Sword |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 88 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 14mm x 1mm |
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Critics Review
“Who says nutritious material must be bland? This short book is packed with excellent advice on writing, offered with charm and good cheer.”
“Even the leanest and most muscular stylists can end up with jiggly bits in their prose. With Sword as your coach, and The Writer’s Diet as your training manual, you can slim down, tone up, and become a more energetic, engaging, and lively writer.”–Rachel Toor, columnist for The Chronicle of Higher Education and associate professor of creative writing at Eastern Washington University
About The Author
Helen Sword
Helen Sword is professor and director of the Centre for Learning and Research in Higher Education at the University of Auckland. She is the author, most recently, of Stylish Academic Writing and manages the website
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