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Writing Tools - Gary Provost
This is another great reference, regardless of your writing assignment -- if you're a student, a
business person, or a professional writer, you'll find nuggets of wisdom here to help you fine-tune
your craft. My personal favorite is number 4: Be passive-aggressive. This one will
help you decide when to use the passive voice. Despite the preachings of most modern grammar
checkers, there are times when the passive voice is appropriate or even essential when you need to
highlight the victim of an action.
In this book, one of America's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which
writers of all kinds can draw practical inspiration.
"Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. "You need tools, not rules." His book
distills decades of experience into 50 writing tools that will help any writer become more fluent
and effective.
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Writing Tools covers everything from the most basic ("Writng Tool 5:
Watch those adverbs") to the more complex ("Writing Tool 34: Turn your notebook into a camera") and
provides more than 200 examples from literature and journalism to illustrate the concepts. For
students, aspiring novelists, and writers of memos, e-mails, PowerPoint presentations, and love
letters, here are 50 indispensable, memorable, and usable writing tools.
It's simply another excellent choice for your desk or library of writing reference
books.
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