eShop USA > Books > Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing
Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing
List Price: $13.95Our Price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Save $5.00 when you spend $25.00 or more on Qualifying Items offered by Amazon.com. Enter code BMLSAVES at checkout.
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9780395393918
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0395393914
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: June 30, 1985
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
Related Items: Featured Listmania!
Editorial Review:
The essential guide for all writers. With over 700 examples of original and edited sentences, this book provides information about editing techniques, grammar, and usage for every writer from the student to the published author.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Completely demystifies the process of self-editing
Based upon the Modern Language Association guidelines, Claire Kehrwald Cooks' instructive 'how to' manual for aspiring authors, "Line By Line: How To Edit Your Own Writing" completely demystifies the process of self-editing, a vital aspect of honing, polishing, and otherwise preparing a manuscript for publication. All the relevant issues are addressed including basic grammar; pruning unnecessary words and phrases; balancing related sentence elements; making subjects and verbs agree; using pronouns ... Read More
Rating: - One of the Best
I've bought a lot of grammer books over the years. Some of them are well written some are not. They don't help me much but I keep buying them and hoping that someday I'll find one that helps me with all my style problems. I consider Elements of Style the best of the lot, but this one is a close second. Her examples of good writing as opposed to poor writing are very helpful. She provides not only a poor sentence and an alternative one but also various alternatives of style and sentence structure. ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent help for aspiring writers
I'm a working writer who has found this book very helpful. An original hardbound edition holds an honored place in my library.
If you want to improve your own writing, then this is the book for you. You would likely only need one of the copy editing books recommended by other reviewers if you are (or want to become) a working copy editor.
Rating: - You've got to buy this book!
Superb! I am a programmer by day and a writer of articles on programming at other times.
Growing up in England I was taught every miniscule detail of the English language. How to construct sentences and how pronunciation changes depending on word stems, Country of origin and so on. I had a pretty good grasp on writing. At work I spend some of my time re-writing briefing notes, user manuals, and proof-reading emails.
On top of this I study grammar and style manuals. You get a ... Read More
Rating:  - FAST DELIVERY!
The book came in quicker than expected and was in perfect shape. Nothing else to say. Excellent business!
Related Categories:
| |
 |
