Write Right!: A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style
Jan Venolia
(Author)
Description
The newest edition of Jan Venolia's best-selling guide, Write Right! is an essential resource for writers with 500,000+ copies sold since publication.In this age of electronic correspondence and self-produced documents, we need a useful and reliable writing guide more than ever. Write Right! covers the essentials of good writing in a concise and easy-to-follow format. The new edition of this classic handbook takes you through the entire writing process, from understanding the parts of speech to constructing a correct sentence to fine-tuning the mechanics. And with clever drawings and amusing quotations to illustrate its points, Write Right! shows that language can be fun as well as an effective communication tool. Whether it's used to find a quick answer to a nagging question or to develop stronger writing skills, this handy reference is the ideal resource for writers of all levels. Includes a resource section with a list of helpful websites and a glossary to quickly define difficult terms.
Product Details
Price
$13.99
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Publish Date
August 21, 2001
Pages
224
Dimensions
5.3 X 6.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781580083287
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About the Author
JAN VENOLIA has been helping people improve their writing for more than 30 years. A veteran writer and editor, Jan lends her expertise to workshops and conferences. She lives in Gualala, California.
Reviews
An invaluable tool for executives, secretaries, students . . . it illustrates the right and wrong ways by easy-to-grasp examples.-Los Angeles Times