Random House Guide to Good Writing

English

ISBN: 0345379969

EAN: 9780345379962

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Release Date: 10/31/1993

Synopsis: Clear, concise, effective, THE RANDOM HOUSE GUIDE TO GOOD WRITING is for anyone who wishes to communicate well in writing. Mitchell Ivers shows us how to master the medium and the message with an array of features: Precise guidelines on word usage, grammar, and punctuation--and how to decide with rules you can discard to suit your purpose; How to choose the tone and style appropriate to your audience and subject; The essential components of plot in fiction and structure in nonfiction, and much more. An Alternate Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club A Main Selection of the Writers Digest Book Club

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Random House Guide to Good Writing

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.75 inches

Width: 4.24 inches

Length: 6.84 inches

Weight: 4.94 oz

Pages: 288