Understanding Syle: Practical Ways to Improve Your Writing Book

	Preface
Ch. 1	Voices You Want to Listen to: Elements of a Written Voice	3
Ch. 2	Voices to Shun: Typical Modes of Bad Writing	26
Ch. 3	Two Widespread Problems: Overwriting and Underwriting	42
Ch. 4	Finding the Right Words	61
Ch. 5	Finding Fresh Words: Cliches, Usage, Quoting, Figurative Language	76
Ch. 6	Coherence: Fitting Sentences Together	95
Ch. 7	Assigning Emphasis	111
Ch. 8	Controlling Rhythm	128
Ch. 9	Naming Definite Actors and Actions	142
Ch. 10	Achieving Structural Variety	157
Ch. 11	Rules of Thumb	178
App. A	A Brief Dictionary of Usage	195
App. B	Guide to Punctuation	209
	App. C: Glossary	222
	Index	237