How to Write Well...When You Don't Know Where to Start - Softcover

Feehan, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909623776 ISBN 13: 9781909623774

Publisher: Panoma Press, 2015

Synopsis

Never before has it been easier to write and influence the world; never has it been easier for our words to crash and burn. Why does writing turn rational people into rabbits frozen in car headlights? Why doesn't grammar help us know where to start? And if we are what we write, does improving our writing change who we are? How did The Sunday Times uncover JK Rowling's secret writing identity? How did writing help to define Apple's brand? In How to Write Well - When You Don't Know Where to Start, Susan Feehan shows how we stray into obsessing over grammar and punctuation when we should focus on what we want to say, who we want to reach, and why anyone should listen. From the point of purpose to the pain of getting feedback, Feehan offers us tips galore and writing strategies that bring out the best in us.

About this title

About the Author

Susan Feehan has a lifelong passion for words - as a journalist, university lecturer, business writing mentor, and screenwriter. Susan has worked her way up to newspaper and magazine editor, trained magazine sub-editors, and helped multinational companies and public bodies to produce better writing. Of the five screenplays Susan has written, two have won awards. Most are in development or at the fundraising stage. One is part way to becoming a comic novel.

Review

A stunning array of writing tips, humour and stories makes this an essential and highly valuable book for those who need to write well--Mindy Gibbins-Klein, Founder of The Book Midwife(R)

Invaluable. So many great writing tips in such a small book--Ann Martin, public service worker

Great writing tips and insights, delivered at a fast pace. Proof that less is more--Helen Tiffany, coach and training company owner

A no-nonsense guide, essential for writers -- which means everyone--Stephen Rayner, freelance sub-editor

A refreshing new approach packed with practical hot tips to help dodge common pitfalls--Jeff Davy, freelance journalist and university lecturer

I love it. It puts passion into the technical business of good writing--Keith McDonald, retired journalist

Edition details

• Publisher: Panoma Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909623776
• ISBN 13: 9781909623774
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224