Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words by Ross-Larson, Bruce

Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words

In the first part of this useful book, the author shows how to solve common problems of...
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Author: Bruce Ross-Larson
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Language: English
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Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words by Ross-Larson, Bruce

Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words

$194.33

Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words

$194.33
Author: Bruce Ross-Larson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In the first part of this useful book, the author shows how to solve common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the better word.

The second part of the book consists of more than 1500 recommendations for cuts, changes, and comparisons that editors make to produce writing that is concise and effective.


Author: Bruce Ross-Larson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 01/17/1996
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780393313260

About the Author
Ross-Larson, Bruce: - Bruce Ross-Larson lives in Washington, D.C.

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