A Writer's Companion
by Marius, RichardEdition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-08-07
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary
This brief guide to writing the essay and writing across the curriculum is indeed true to its title. It offers excellent advice on developing and polishing prose, with an emphasis on style and process--all with wit, charm, and intelligence.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: First Principles.Chapter 2: The Writing ProcessChapter 3: Kinds of WritingChapter 4: Making ArgumentsChapter 5: ParagraphsChapter 6: Fundamental Principles of SentencesChapter 7: Avoiding WordinessChapter 8: Good DictionChapter 9: Figurative LanguageChapter 10: False Rules and What Is True about ThemChapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches
Chapter 3: Kinds of WritingChapter 4: Making ArgumentsChapter 5: ParagraphsChapter 6: Fundamental Principles of SentencesChapter 7: Avoiding WordinessChapter 8: Good DictionChapter 9: Figurative LanguageChapter 10: False Rules and What Is True about ThemChapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches
Chapter 5: ParagraphsChapter 6: Fundamental Principles of SentencesChapter 7: Avoiding WordinessChapter 8: Good DictionChapter 9: Figurative LanguageChapter 10: False Rules and What Is True about ThemChapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches
Chapter 7: Avoiding WordinessChapter 8: Good DictionChapter 9: Figurative LanguageChapter 10: False Rules and What Is True about ThemChapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches
Chapter 9: Figurative LanguageChapter 10: False Rules and What Is True about ThemChapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches
Chapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches
Appendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches
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