Write to the Point : A Master Class on the Fundamentals of Writing for Any Purpose
by Sam Leith
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Overview
Good writers follow the rules. Great writers know the rules--and follow their instincts
Finding the right words, in the right order, matters--whether you're a student embarking on an essay, a job applicant drafting your cover letter, an employee composing an email . . . even a (hopeful) lover writing a text. Do it wrong and you just might get an F, miss the interview, lose a client, or spoil your chance at a second date. Do it right, and the world is yours. In Write to the Point, accomplished author and literary critic Sam Leith kicks the age-old lists of dos and don'ts to the curb. Yes, he covers the nuts and bolts we need to be in complete command of the language: grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, and other subjects half-remembered from grade school. But more importantly, he charts a commonsense course between the "Armies of Correctness" and the "Descriptivist Irregulars." For Leith, knowing not just the rules but also how and when to ignore them--developing an ear for what works best in context--is everything. In this master class, Leith teaches us a skill of paramount importance in this smartphone age, when we all carry a keyboard in our pockets: to write clearly and persuasively for any purpose--to write to the point.This item is Non-Returnable
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781615194629
- ISBN-10: 1615194622
- Publisher: Experiment
- Publish Date: August 2018
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.66 pounds
- Page Count: 272