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A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision.

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"All writers are, or should be, re-writers, Germano insists, and rewriting begins with rereading, with "listening" to what your text wants to say. The advice compiled in this revelatory, generous book--tips on discovering or rediscovering your argument, on organizing its archive, on helping your readers identify its takeaways--will be useful for everyone from seasoned authors to dissertating graduate students. Best of all, interspersed with the practical counsel, On Revision contains a moving vindication of the importance and the pleasure of scholarly writing and reading." --Deidre Lynch, author of Loving Literature: A Cultural History

Table of Contents
1 Press start 2 Good to better 3 Know what you’ve got 4 Look for an argument 5 Build an architecture 6 Remember the audience 7 What writing wants Acknowledgments A very short bibliography Index

On Revision

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 5 November 2021
      ISBN-13 9780226410654
      978-0226410654
      ISBN-10 022641065X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision.

      Trade Review
      "All writers are, or should be, re-writers, Germano insists, and rewriting begins with rereading, with "listening" to what your text wants to say. The advice compiled in this revelatory, generous book--tips on discovering or rediscovering your argument, on organizing its archive, on helping your readers identify its takeaways--will be useful for everyone from seasoned authors to dissertating graduate students. Best of all, interspersed with the practical counsel, On Revision contains a moving vindication of the importance and the pleasure of scholarly writing and reading." --Deidre Lynch, author of Loving Literature: A Cultural History

      Table of Contents
      1 Press start 2 Good to better 3 Know what you’ve got 4 Look for an argument 5 Build an architecture 6 Remember the audience 7 What writing wants Acknowledgments A very short bibliography Index

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