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For anyone who writes--short stories or business plans, book reports or news articles--knotty choices of spelling, grammar, punctuation and meaning lurk in every line: Lay or lie? Who or whom? That or which? Is Band-Aid still a trademark? It's enough to send you in search of a Martini. (Or is that a martini?) Now everyone can find answers to these and thousands of other questions in the handy alphabetical guide used by the writers and editors of the...
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The Columbia Guide to Online Style is the standard resource for citing electronic and electronically accessed sources. It is also a critical style guide for creating documents electronically for submission for print or electronic publication. Updated and expanded, this guide now explains how to cite technologies such as Web logs and pod casts; provides more guidance on translating the elements of Columbia Online Style (COS) citations for use with...
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Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2017.
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vii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of "correct" writing? Favilla was tasked with creating a style guide for BuzzFeed, and opted for spelling, grammar, and punctuation guidelines that would reflect not only the site's lighthearted tone, but also how readers actually use language IRL. Now she makes a case for breaking the rules laid out by Strunk and White: she offers a world with more room for writing that's clear, timely,...
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The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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Seventeenth edition.
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xvi, 1144 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm
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English
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In the seven years since the previous edition debuted, we have seen an extraordinary evolution in the way we create and share knowledge. This seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf. It offers updated guidelines on electronic workflows and publication formats, tools for PDF annotation...
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The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Eighteenth edition.
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xvii, 1180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar -- an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Much has happened in the years since the publication of the seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The world has transformed, and the Manual has risen to meet the moment. The eighteenth edition of this classic guide for writers, editors, and publishers is the most extensive revision...
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American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Seventh edition.
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xxii, 427 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm
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English
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"The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields. Known for its authoritative, easy-to-use reference...
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric was the definitive guide to the use of rhetorical devices in English. It became a best-seller in its field, with over 20,000 copies in print. Here now is the natural sequel, Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor-the most entertaining and instructive book ever written about the art of comparison. A metaphor compares two things that seem unalike. Lincoln was a master of the art (A house divided against itself...
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America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing.
In HOW TO WRITE SHORT, Roy Peter Clark turns his attention to the art of painting a thousand pictures with just a few words. Short forms of writing have always existed-from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this ever-changing Internet age, short-form writing has become an essential skill. Clark covers how to write...
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Everybody loves shortcuts. Don't deny it; I know you do. Think of how many times you've been driving somewhere with a buddy, and you hit a traffic jam. How great did it feel when you could say, "Take a right at the next road. I know a shortcut."
This is a shortcut for every-day life. If you use a keyboard to type, this book will save you time, lots of time.
You may have tried a text expansion app before, and maybe you didn't have much luck, but this...
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Most books about the craft of writing fiction explain a few fiction-writing modes, but none addresses or even identifies all eleven. Fiction-Writing Modes: Eleven Essential Tools for Bringing Your Story to Life is the most comprehensive and concise resource available anywhere regarding fiction-writing modes and the mechanics of presenting them. A mode is a particular manner of doing or expressing something. Eleven different modes comprise all written...
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With powerful, practical, stepbystep writing exercises, a wealth of examples, and stories of personal transformation through journaling, Writing and Being demonstrates that intentional, guided journaling is a profound way to discover one's authentic self. Beyond mere diary writing, these creative journaling methods help readers chart a path for a better future. The book begins by providing tips for the logistics of journal keeping, and includes suggestions...
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Beautiful eBook formatting is not expensive; in fact, it's more reasonable than you think. For years, I paid handsomely for someone to format my eBooks, not to mention I had to wait a week or two to get it done; now, I do it myself. I save money and I get it done in one night. Aren't your readers worth more than a plain vanilla eBook, thrown together by an automated conversion system? Don't they deserve the best? By the way, this book is guaranteed....
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Here is a practical guide to writing short stories that explains all the essential techniques of fiction-from character and plot to flashback and foreshadowing-in a way that is both understandable and useful to the beginning writer. Long considered a classic in the field, Writing in General is the product of a lifetime of reflection by one of our best literary minds.
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This inspirational guide for aspiring and experienced writers was originally published in 1997. Written in a friendly, hopeful, and gently humorous tone, it focuses on the creative process and emotional ups and downs of the creative life, providing insights into how to persist in the face of rejection, frustration, feelings of inadequacy, lack of support from loved ones, and more. It also offers practical how-to advice, from organizing your time so...
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The Game Plan For Parenting Has Been Written!Although there are many books with good ideas for parents, as a Mom or Dad, how do you take those good ideas and actually implement them? Positive Parenting with a Plan is the fastest growing parenting program in the U.S.A. and Canada.
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How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From planning to promotion in 6 simple steps ... Seventh Edition takes the mystery out of the book writing process! Here's what you need to know:
• What it takes to be an author
• How to write a proposal
• What, when, & how to write
• Who can help you
• What production includes
• What your publishing options are
• How to reach your readers
• What else you should read
The 6 simple steps...
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This is a practical guide to proposals writing organized around Eight Lessons-Learned by a highly successful grantmaker over a twenty years period. It is written for both novices and veterans. Novices will learn how to take a vague notion of something they want to do and turn it into a proposal. Veterans will learn how to improve their proposals while increasing the odds of receiving funding and the chances that the resulting programs will be strong...
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