A compact, easy-to-use guide, The Writer’s Brief Handbook offers clear definitions, helpful explanations, and up-to-the-minute research and reference tools-altogether the best concise yet comprehensive reference available for today’s student writers.

The Writer’s Brief Handbook reflects the authors’ 35-year collaboration in teaching and writing about writing. Using clear, non-technical language, The Writer’s Brief Handbook has gained a reputation for being student-friendly, and the easy-to-use multiple access system provides four different ways for students to diagnose a problem and find an answer, making the text ideal as a stand-alone reference. At a time when both students and instructors are demanding more from their handbooks, The Writer’s Brief Handbook delivers!