Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials
ISBN-13:
9781442227576
ISBN-10:
1442227575
Author:
Linda Spencer
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:
Hardcover
164 pages
Category:
Communication
,
Words, Language & Grammar
,
Grammar
,
Reference
,
Rhetoric
,
Communication & Media Studies
,
Social Sciences
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ISBN-13:
9781442227576
ISBN-10:
1442227575
Author:
Linda Spencer
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:
Hardcover
164 pages
Category:
Communication
,
Words, Language & Grammar
,
Grammar
,
Reference
,
Rhetoric
,
Communication & Media Studies
,
Social Sciences
Summary
Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials (ISBN-13: 9781442227576 and ISBN-10: 1442227575), written by authors
Linda Spencer, was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers in 2014.
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Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials provides students, career-builders, and professional writers with the basic elements needed for writing in the 21st century. The book fully explains—and links—the five essentials of good writing:
- punctuation,
- grammar,
- fact-checking,
- style, and
- voice.
Throughout history technology has changed both language and writing. Today in the digital age, language and writing are changing at a phenomenal pace. Students, career-builders, and professional writers need this guide that reviews those changes and connects the essentials for creating good writing in the digital age. Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials gives writers the tools needed today. Among other essentials, the book:
- Resolves comma issues by explaining the Open and Close Punctuation systems. Writers select which system to use in their writing.
- Clarifies active and passive voice verbs and advocates using strong, specific verbs in writing.
- Provides guidelines for choosing credible online websites when searching for resources.
- Examines attributes of essentials that contribute to a writing style and urges a critical review of verbs.
- Connects elements that combine to create a voice in a written piece.
Relevant and succinctly written, Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials gives readers the basics they need to know to create well-written documents for school, work and in their professional writing.
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