Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials

Linda Spencer

Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Country
United States
Published
10 April 2014
Pages
164
ISBN
9781442227576

Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials

Linda Spencer

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:
1.punctuation,
2.grammar,
3.fact-checking,
4.style, and
5.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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