How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them by Yagoda, Ben

How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594488481)

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How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them by Yagoda, Ben

How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them

$17.00
How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them by Yagoda, Ben

How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them

$17.00
Format: Paperback
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Ben Yagoda's How to Not Write Bad illustrates how we can all write better, more clearly, and for a wider readership.

He offers advice on what he calls "not-writing-badly," which consists of the ability, first, to craft sentences that are correct in terms of spelling, diction (word choice), punctuation, and grammar, and that also display clarity, precision, and grace. Then he focuses on crafting whole paragraphs--with attention to cadence, consistency of tone, sentence transitions, and paragraph length.

In a fun, comprehensive guide, Yagoda lays out the simple steps we can all take to make our writing more effective, more interesting--and just plain better.

Author: Ben Yagoda
ISBN-10: 1594488487
ISBN-13: 9781594488481
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2013
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.51d

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Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2013
Shelf Awareness 02/08/2013
By Ben Yagoda
By Ben Yagoda
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Ben Yagoda is a journalism professor at the University of Delaware. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of ten books, including Memoir: A History, Will Rogers: A Biography, and When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It, and has written for Slate, The New York Times Magazine, and publications that start with every letter of the alphabet except J, K, Q, X, and Z. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife.

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