Rewrite Right! : Your Guide To Perfectly Polished Prose: 2nd Edition Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Everyone knows that writing can be improved by the simple process of reviewing, editing, and rewriting, but many struggle with how to go about critiquing their own work—be it a letter to a friend, an important business document, or an academic essay. Fortunately, help is at hand in REWRITE RIGHT!, the definitive guide to polishing your prose. According to writing authority Jan Venolia, the skills needed to revise your work are surprisingly easy to learn and a cinch to incorporate into everyday writing routines. This practical guide describes in clear, direct language how to effectively rewrite a report, letter, essay, or article, so that writers of all levels can improve the quality of their work and harness the power of language.
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Ten Speed Press; Revised edition (September 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580082394
ISBN-13: 978-1580082396
Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Jan Venolia covers the editing process in essentially five stages: Content, style, punctuation, grammar and mechanical style. Rewrite Right functions better as a grammatical reference book than as a guide for how to edit an article or book. This is because her discussion of style, punctuation and mechanical style all inherently involve understanding grammar.Vernolia's approach is to writing is technical, not theoretical. So, if your thinking and writing is nebulous, and you need help refining your ideas into a coherent message, Rewrite Right is not the book for you. However, if you are pleased with the orderliness of your work, Rewrite Right will assuredly help you isolate grammatical errors and inconsistencies in your writing style. Venolia also points out the grammatical subtleties that separates amateur scribblers from professional writers.Rewrite Right is more functional than other grammar books I've purchased because it is small, 6 X 7, and contains just 189 well-used pages. Her use of images and short sentences from famous authors, particularly Mark Twain, also make this a fun read and quick learning tool. Her Index saves time.
This is a simple and functional book that will assist any editor or writer. It contains some very useful advice about the craft of rewriting which is 80 per cent of writing.
The content is priceless and reaches into so many areas of rewritng that I'm astounded at the detail. Also easy to read with many humorous examples that entertain while learning. I read an older library copy that prompted my purchase. The updated edition adds currency to its timeless foundation. One star short of perfect because the new edition is small in physical size and feels less useful with the smaller dimensions. It was purposefully done this way, I believe, to easily fit on a lady's purse so it can be carried everywhere and read during idle moments. But for a desk book, it isn't the size I like. Still readable but size seems to reduce the value that is contained inside.
If your answer is yes, you should own this book. In one version or another, it's been on my desk forever. Venolia dots all the "i"s and crosses all the "t"s. (Did I say that right?)
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