Effective Writing: Stunning Sentences, Powerful Paragraphs and Riveting Reports
Whether it's a Web page on the Internet or a chapter in an annual budget report, readers today have less time to spend wading through text-they want the writing they read to be articulate and to the point. Effective Writing will help writers at any level of proficiency produce clear, concise writing structured around the messages they want to convey to their audience, and supported with strong, well-developed paragraphs and sentences. Written in plain language and a relaxed style, this book...
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A source book of proven tips and techniques to make your writing clearer, simpler, and more memorable. Library Journal Ross-Larson, founder of the American Writing Institute, here offers a three-part course in "effective writing." He starts with the basics in Stunning Sentences, which uses model sentences to illustrate different approaches, including Dramatic Flourishes, Credible Quotations, and Stark Attachments. He moves up to the next level with Powerful Paragraphs, which tells writers how to make strong points and to link their paragraphs together to make smooth and highly readable transitions. Many model paragraphs show readers how to use the techniques described. Finally, the reader is ready to write Riveting Reports. This book tells how to develop a theme, put together an outline, gather material, write drafts, and do a final edit. Instead of the time- honored note cards, Ross-Larson has writers taping sheets of paper to the walls to get a full view, very likely the best way to write and edit reports with word processors. These three books have good solid information for writers and would be especially useful for high school students. [These three titles are also available from Norton in a single hardcover called Effective Writing, ISBN 0-393-04639-7. $29.95.]--Lisa J. Cihlar, Monroe P.L., WI Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Author's note13Acknowledgments15Pt. 1Stunning Sentences17An Approach to Sentences231Common Forms272Occasional Short Forms323Dramatic Flourishes364Elegant Repetitions465Credible Quotations516Conversational Injections557Stark Attachments608Deft Connections649One-Syllable Openings73Exemplary Sentences77Sources87Pt. 2Powerful Paragraphs101An Approach to Paragraphs1071Unify Your Paragraphs Around Strong Points1142Make Your Points in Compelling Ways1303Link Your Paragraphs156Exemplary Paragraphs174Sources189Pt. 3Riveting Reports199An Approach to Planning and Drafting2031Figure Out What You're Writing and For Whom2082Spell Out Your Main and Supporting Messages2183Use Your Supporting Messages to Develop an Outline2254Decide How Long Each Section Will Be2295Create a Paragraph-by-Paragraph Plan2326Make a Strong Point About Each of Your Paragraph Topics2347Gather Your Details, Examples, and Comments2378Convert Your Raw Material into Draft Paragraphs2399Tape Your Draft on a Wall to Apply the Finishing Touches244Exemplary Reports: From Start to Finish248Exemplary Reports: From Plan to Draft256Sources267
\ Library JournalRoss-Larson, founder of the American Writing Institute, here offers a three-part course in "effective writing." He starts with the basics in Stunning Sentences, which uses model sentences to illustrate different approaches, including Dramatic Flourishes, Credible Quotations, and Stark Attachments. He moves up to the next level with Powerful Paragraphs, which tells writers how to make strong points and to link their paragraphs together to make smooth and highly readable transitions. Many model paragraphs show readers how to use the techniques described. Finally, the reader is ready to write Riveting Reports. This book tells how to develop a theme, put together an outline, gather material, write drafts, and do a final edit. Instead of the time- honored note cards, Ross-Larson has writers taping sheets of paper to the walls to get a full view, very likely the best way to write and edit reports with word processors. These three books have good solid information for writers and would be especially useful for high school students. [These three titles are also available from Norton in a single hardcover called Effective Writing, ISBN 0-393-04639-7. $29.95.]--Lisa J. Cihlar, Monroe P.L., WI Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.\ \
