The book on writing the ultimate guide to writing well LaRocque, Paula 1937- creator text ilu Oak Park, IL Marion Street Press 2003 monographic eng
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240 p. ; 23 cm. Teaches the elements of good writing through the use of essential guidelines, literary techniques, and proper writing mechanics. 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. by Paula LaRocque. Includes index. Authorship Autoría Arte de escribir PN 4775 L328b 2003 808.02 0966517695 9780966517699 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003013308.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0614/2003013308-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003013308.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0614/2003013308-d.html DLC 030612 20230411090616.0 spa