How to write well
De Lisle, Tim, 1962-2018
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What's the secret of a well-written essay, or story, or letter? How do you make your prose sparkle? In this slim volume, the distinguished editor and commentator, Tim de Lisle, seeks to bring the fun back into writing. He shows you how to do it better. He explains how to be clear, how to be concise, how to be vivid. He takes you step by step through the principles of grammar and punctuation, and illustrates the little tricks you can use to bring your writing alive. Along the way he gives you all sorts of wonderful examples of good writing, and encourages you to have a go yourself. Writing is like dancing, in that you can tell instantly whether someone is good at it. But it's also like driving, in that it can, and should, be learnt. This book is designed to help you learn.
Main title:
How to write well / by Tim de Lisle.
Author:
De Lisle, Tim, 1962-, author
Imprint:
[London] : Connell Publishing, 2018.
Collation:
109 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781911187905 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
808.02808.02 DE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1871927
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