100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power by Gary Provost (PDF)

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This is the one guide that anyone who writes–whether student, business person, or professional writer–should put on the desk beside pencil, pen, typewriter, or word processor. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples, this valuable, easy-to-use handbook can help you solve any and all writing problems.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover This is the one guide that anyone who writes–whether student, business person, or professional writer–should put on the desk beside pencil, pen, typewriter, or word processor. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples, this valuable, easy-to-use handbook can help you solve any and all writing problems. About the Author Gary Provost is the author of 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing.

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⭐This would be good book if I could use it

⭐I bought this book because writing instructor extraordinaire Margie Lawson recommended it.My edition was printed in 1985, and the book examples used in 100 Ways are old. (Fortunately, so am I, and I remember the buzz those books earned at the time.) It was also in the baby days of personal computers, when very few writers owned one, and most everyone wrote their rough drafts by hand and their better drafts on a typewriter.Gary Provost wrote articles for Writers Digest and 22 books, fiction and nonfiction. He passed away in 1995.100 Ways is divided into nine chapters which are further divided into 5 to 12 short topics. For example, Chapter 7, “11 Ways to Make People Like What You Write,” is broken into these topics:1. Make Yourself Likeable2. Write About People3. Show Your Opinion4. Obey Your Own Rules5. Use Anecdotes6. Use Examples7. Name Your Sources8. Provide Useful Information9. Use Quotations10. Use Quotes11. Create a Strong TitleThe entire book is 158 pages long.Although most of the information in this book is pretty basic, veterans could benefit from reviewing some of the material, such as common errors to avoid, cutting unnecessary words, and a self-editing checklist. Or how about this advice:“How do you know when you have finished? Look at the last sentence and ask yourself, ‘What does the reader lose if you cross it out?’ If the answer is ‘nothing’ or ‘I don’t know,’ then cross it out. Do the same thing with the next to last sentence, and so forth. When you get to the sentence you must have, read it out loud. Is it a good closing sentence? Does it sound final? Is it pleasant to the ear? Does it leave the reader in the mood you intended? If so, you are done. If not, rewrite it so that it does. Then stop writing.”If you’re a beginning writer and you’re looking for a book that covers the basics, this is a good choice. I have over 40 books on writing, and 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing does not spark joy for me. I would give it to you, but my dog chewed the corners. (He liked it just fine.)

⭐I bought this book thinking that it’ll provide deep insights of effective writing but it kinda states the known obvious facts of writing that can be found easily on Google. Overall not a book that I’d recommend to someone.

⭐For the budding author, this book is a must. Will return to this from time to time in the future.

⭐This book really good and I can see a lot of writers/journalists using it to improve there writing. I am more looking for a book that can help me with writing on a everyday basis and professionally. This but gave a some helpful tips that I can use but I think writer and journalist would really love this book more.

⭐I felt like Gary Provost was telling me jn a friendly way encouraging advice on how to improve my writings. Great book, especially for people for whom English is their second language!

⭐This is a classic little book with lots of practical tips for improving your writing — from tips on getting started and overcoming writer’s block, to structure and grammar. One of my favorite parts of the book is the section: “Twelve Ways to Avoid Making Your Reader Hate You.” Recommended for anyone who wants to be a better writer.

⭐If you find that my review is poorly written, put the blame on me and not Mr Provost and you could see the reasons why I have read this book.Mr Provost filled the book with examples that are easy to understand and he had styled the book in a reader friendly and comprehensive format.You could read the book from page 1 to the end and undergo the systematic built up to better writing or you could easily refer to the relevant sections without feeling lost.The only shortcoming of this book it that it is concise and could not provide more in depth explanation on some terms like “normative” and “objective” use of noun. However, Mr Provost has done a wonderful job of balancing the need of the general public to be a good writer against that of a linguist.

⭐100 Ways To Improve Your Writing by Gary Provost, 1985 is short little book which packs a good punch. With 100 ways, ideas and suggestions to help improve any sort of writing, this book is a good little investment and gives you lots of things to think about, and things to pursue.The book is split into 11 chapters, of which each ‘way’ (there is 100), so if you have just five minutes to spare, during a tea-break, you can learn something, and improve your writing. There are some good rules and guides for grammar, coupled with examples of good and bad forms. The chapter on editing is also informative, as are the 6 ways to avoid punctuation errors. An engaging book, with scatterings of humour and personality.

⭐A great little book to keep with you, really helps in putting your plans together and gets rid of writers block.

⭐This couldn’t be given as a gift – the book is smaller than A5 and the paper and print quality are very poor but the content is great!

⭐Very good.

⭐A+

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