The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well - Softcover

LaRocque, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966517695 ISBN 13: 9780966517699

Publisher: Marion Street Press Inc., 2003

Synopsis

Teaches the elements of good writing through the use of essential guidelines, literary techniques, and proper writing mechanics.

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About the Author

Paula LaRocque is best known for her regular columns on writing well in The Dallas Morning News, Quill magazine, APME News and other publications that reach a broad professional and consumer audience. She also spreads her writing knowledge through regular appearances on KDKA, the NPR affiliate radio station in Dallas, and other radio programs throughout North America. She is in high demand as a speaker at journalism and business writing events. She recently retired as the assistant managing editor and writing coach at The Dallas Morning News, where she had worked since 1981. She was a writing consultant for the Associated Press Washington Bureau from 1989 to 1993, and in 1993 she appeared in a PBS special, 'The Writing Coach: With Paula LaRocque'. She previously taught creative and journalistic writing at Western Michigan University, Texas A&M, Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Marion Street Press Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966517695
• ISBN 13: 9780966517699
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240