Edit Yourself (ReIssue): A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words - Softcover

Ross–larson, Bruce

 
9780393313260: Edit Yourself (ReIssue): A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words

Synopsis

In the first part of this useful book, the author shows how to solve common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the better word.

The second part of the book consists of more than 1500 recommendations for cuts, changes, and comparisons that editors make to produce writing that is concise and effective.

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About the Author

Bruce Ross-Larson lives in Washington, D.C.

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