Reviews for Effective writing

The average rating for Effective writing based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-12-21 00:00:00 Ibraham Gool If you want all the rules of writing in English, this is it. And it's not too long, either. It just tells you all the rules, very clearly, gives examples, and has practice exercises. And it's awesome. I was an English major in college. I had a friend who wasn't, but used this book in his business writing and spanked my grammatical behind. So I went to his professor to say I was graduating and couldn't take his class, but could I please buy a copy of the book? He was so tickled (what can I say?) that he gave me, as a gift, both the student and teacher manuals. I am so glad. I've mostly used it as a reference book, and it's a handy one to have. Keep it with your Strunk & White 'Elements of Style'.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-12-21 00:00:00 Elijah Hodges In Editing Made Easy, Bruce Kaplan presents short, simple chapters covering various aspects of both editing and writing, often in point form, making it easy to get an overview of the field. Common traps for the unwary include cliches, unnecessary words and expressions, overlong sentences, misplaced phrases, common spelling errors, grammatical difficulties and punctuation. Definitely not for the experienced editor - or writer, for that matter - but a good introduction. Needs to be supplemented with more detailed reading.