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Book SynopsisMany otherwise competent adults are wobbly writers, whether they''re college students or already thriving in a job. They probably exhibit a go get ''em attitude for most of their lives, but find themselves stumped by a blank computer screen or a piece of paper. What, they wonder, do I do now? What''s my next word, next sentence? But their problems aren''t solved by somebody telling them what to do, only by someone helping them figure things out themselves. As the adage says: give a person a fish and s/he eats that day; teach a person to fish and s/he eats for life. They need a little help from Bill the Goat. Bill is the mascot of the U.S. Naval Academy, where Bruce Fleming has taught literature and writing for over twenty years. Bill is the fellow, or at least the old goat, who''s reading what you''ve written. The secret to answering your question, What do I do now? is seeing writing not from your own perspective, but from Bill''s. Learning to write is difficult, like learning to act.
Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Chapter 2 Begin Here Chapter 3 Follow These Principles Chapter 4 Your Own Private Grammar Friday Chapter 5 Correcting Your Own Course Chapter 6 How to Read Part 7 Index Part 8 About the Author
