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The writer's diet : a guide to fit prose /

By:

Sword, Helen [author.]

Series: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishingPublisher: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2007Description: vi, 77 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cmISBN:

9780226351988
022635198X

Subject(s):

Contents:

Verbal verve -- Noun density -- Prepositional podge -- Ad-dictions -- Waste words -- Afterword : healthy writing.

Summary: This book offers an easy-to-follow set of writing principles. For example, use active verbs whenever possible, favour concrete language over vague abstractions, avoid long strings of prepositional phrases, employ adjectives and adverbs only when they contribute something new to the meaning of a sentence and reduce your dependence on the "waste words": 'it', 'this', 'that' and 'there'. The author also shows these rules in action through examples from famous authors such as Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. The book includes a test to help you assess your own writing and get advice on problem areas.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whitecliffe Library General Shelves	General	PE 1406 SWO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0012626

"First published by Auckland University Press, 2007"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Verbal verve -- Noun density -- Prepositional podge -- Ad-dictions -- Waste words -- Afterword : healthy writing.

This book offers an easy-to-follow set of writing principles. For example, use active verbs whenever possible, favour concrete language over vague abstractions, avoid long strings of prepositional phrases, employ adjectives and adverbs only when they contribute something new to the meaning of a sentence and reduce your dependence on the "waste words": 'it', 'this', 'that' and 'there'. The author also shows these rules in action through examples from famous authors such as Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. The book includes a test to help you assess your own writing and get advice on problem areas.