The Writer's Guide to Good Style - A 21st Century guide to improving your punctuation, pace, grammar

LEARN HOW TO LIFT YOUR CREATIVE WRITING BY EMPLOYING A GOOD WRITING STYLE. Do you want to write more effectively, correctly and in a manner which is appropriate for this brave new world of text speak and blogging? Whether you are a professional writer, or writing for your profession, a journalist, non-fiction writer, or simply a would-be blogger, you will find essential guidance and the latest style rules in this book. It contains firstly a detailed breakdown of both the rules of grammar, punctuation and spelling and, secondly, a guide to making your work readable, structured and well-paced. Unlike any other style guide, it also sets out the new and evolving rules for 21st century writing such as blogging, chatrooms, and even PowerPoint presentations. ABOUT THE SERIES The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Lapworth, Lapworth Katherine
• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781473688490
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-8849-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 214 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Style Manuals, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Editing & Proofreading, Writing & editing guides, Journalistic style guides, Language learning: writing skills, Writing skills, Writing and editing guides