100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Updated): Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power, Paperback/Gary Provost

Description The classic text on writing well, now refreshed and updated. This is the one guide that anyone who writes--whether student, businessperson, or professional writer--should keep on his or her desk. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples, 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing can help solve any writing problem. In this compact, easy-to-use volume you'll find the eternal building blocks of good writing--from grammar and punctuation to topic sentences--as well as advice on challenges such as writer's block and creating a strong title. It is a must-have resource--perfect for reading cover to cover, or just for keeping on hand for instant reference--now updated and refreshed for the first time. About the Author Gary Provost was a writing teacher and the author of more than a thousand published articles and stories. His two dozen books include both adult and YA fiction, and nonfiction such as The Freelance Writer's Handbook . His methods continue to be taught at the semiannual writer's conference he established, the Writer's Retreat Workshop (www.wakeupandwritewrw.com).