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Book SynopsisWriting 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 explainsand linksthe 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 guid
Trade ReviewSpencer offers classroom-tested methodologies that demystify the writing process, which is appealing to both novice and professional writers. This user-friendly guide puts the responsibility for making thoughtful choices about the application of five writing essentials where it belongs—into the hands of the writer. -- Lisa Breger, Director of College Composition, Pine Manor College
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Punctuation—The Choices Chapter 2: Grammar—Clarity, Clarity, Clarity Chapter 3: Facts—The Acceptable and the Unacceptable Chapter 4: Style—Create Unique Writing Chapter 5: Voice—Every Writer’s Goal Chapter 6: One Final Word Answers to Practices Bibliography Index
