Writing in Action |
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Author:
| Mills, Paul |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-11988-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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Writing in Action provides a step by step practical guide to the process of writing. Crammed with practical suggestions, exercises and tips, it is an ideal student text.Writing in Action provides a step-by-step, practical guide to the process of writing. Although the emphasis is on creative writing, fiction, poetry and drama, it also covers autobiographical writing, the writing of reports and essays. Because this is a book about process, rather than product, Writing in Action also...
More DescriptionWriting in Action provides a step by step practical guide to the process of writing. Crammed with practical suggestions, exercises and tips, it is an ideal student text.Writing in Action provides a step-by-step, practical guide to the process of writing. Although the emphasis is on creative writing, fiction, poetry and drama, it also covers autobiographical writing, the writing of reports and essays. Because this is a book about process, rather than product, Writing in Action also looks at the practice of adaptation and editing.Writing in Action:* shows new writers how to get started* encourages experimentation and creativity* stimulates critical awareness through the inclusion of illustrative texts* encourages writing as a skill, as well as an art-formIt Writing in Action is crammed with practical suggestions and self-evaluation exercises, as well as invaluable tips on style, sentence structure, punctuation and vocabulary. It is an ideal course text for students and an invaluable guide to self-study.