Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.
Williams' and Bizup's clear, accessible style models the kind of writing that audiences–both in college and after–will admire. The principles offered here help writers understand what readers expect and encourage writers to revise to meet those expectations more effectively. This book is all you need to understand the principles of effective writing.
Features
• Clear, accessible prose provides model for good writing in any context.
• Quick Tips throughout provide brief summaries of important information.
• An ethical analysis, using the Declaration of Independence as its focus, demonstrates how good writers manipulate language and, as a result, our responses to their writing.
• A list of “common errors” in Lesson 2 offers an easy quick reference.
• “Here’s the Point” summaries provide quick and easy reviews of important material.
• Exercises throughout encourage readers to work and learn with others.
• A wealth of epigrams provide witty support for the lessons themselves.