Research Catalog

Title

How to write / Alastair Fowler.

Author

Fowler, Alastair

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Details

Description

x, 202 p.; 19 cm.

Summary

How to Write is an introductory guide to writing, aimed at people who think they can't write, or for whom writing is an ordeal. Broken down into short topic-based chapters on everything from beginning to revising, it demystifies the writing process by taking the reader through each stage necessary to bring a piece of writing to a decent finish. The book also offers a wealth of invaluable practical considerations, including when and where to write, when to printout and when to edit onscreen, what type of pen works well for revisions, and the hazards of the paperclip. The author is a seasoned writer whose encouraging but uncompromising guidance will delight as well as instruct. -- Publisher description.

Subject

• English language > Rhetoric
• Report writing

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Pen and Computer --- 2. Material Reading --- 3. Beginning --- 4. Drafts --- 5. Outlines --- 6. Paragraphs --- 7. Paragraph Types --- 8. Arguments --- 9. Signposts --- 10. Sentences --- 11. Word Order --- 12. Punctuation --- 13. Quotation --- 14. Originality --- 15. Readers --- 16. Words --- 17. Metaphors --- 18. Performing and Concurrence --- 19. Revising --- 20. Correctness --- 21. Reducing --- 22. Research: Hard and Soft --- 23. Reference Books --- 24. Practicalities --- 25. Recapitulation.

ISBN

0199278504 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2006008853

OCLC

• 65340928
• SCSB-10655346

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library