02368cam a2200349 a 4500 113637 113637 BJBSDDR 20230411090616.0 ta 030612s2003 ilu 001 0 eng 0966517695 9780966517699 DLC DLC spa eng PN 4775 L328b 2003 808.02 21 LaRocque, Paula, 1937- The book on writing : the ultimate guide to writing well / by Paula LaRocque. Oak Park, IL : Marion Street Press, 2003. 240 p. ; 23 cm. Includes index. A Dozen Guidelines to Good Writing -- 1: Keep Sentences Short, and Keep to One Main Idea Per Sentence -- 2: Avoid Pretensions, Gobbledygook, and Euphemisms -- 3: Change Long and Difficult Words to Short and Simple Words -- 4: Be Wary of Jargon, Fad, and Cliche -- 5: Use the Right Wordxx 6: Avoid Beginning With Long Dependent Phrases -- 7: Prefer Active Verbs and the Active Voice -- 8: Cut Wordiness -- 9: Avoid Vague Qualifiers -- 10: Prune Prepositions -- 11: Limit Number and Symbol -- 12: Get Right to the Point. And Stay There -- Section 2 Storytelling -- 13: Archetype, Character, and Plot -- 14: A Literary Analysis of a 'Real-Life' Story -- 15: Don't Say Everything. At Least Don't Say it Right Now -- 16: Let the Readers Do Some Work -- 17: Quick, Get the Camera -- 18: Masters of Metaphor -- 19: Let Sound Echo Sense -- 20: Write Fast, Edit Slow -- 21: Speedbumps -- 22: Logic and Speedy Reading -- 23: A Brief (But Not Necessarily Easy) Quiz -- 24: Dispelling the Myths -- Section 3 Style Guide. Teaches the elements of good writing through the use of essential guidelines, literary techniques, and proper writing mechanics. Authorship. Autoría 925 Arte de escribir. 926 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003013308.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0614/2003013308-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK lmm 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-11-06 0 PN 4775 L328b 2003 00000124295 2019-11-06 00:00:00 1 2019-11-06 BK