Media Writer's Handbook: A Guide to Common Writing and Editing Problems

Media Writer’s Handbook: a Guide to Common Writing and Editing Problems 7th ed.

(A textbook/resource book for student and professional mass communicators. Or any others wanting
to improve their writing and speaking language skills.)

Five-star Gold Medal winner in the nonfiction/education division of the Readers’ Favorite 2021 International Writing Awards

The e-book usually costs $9.99. but as part of a promotion, it may be purchased for $2.99.

Media Writer's Handbook is in third decade and 7th edition of continuous publication. It has been purchased at more than 300 colleges and universities nationally and abroad and has sold more than 40,000 copies.
It can be used by both students and professionals or any others interested in improving their writing and speaking skills. The first eight chapters offer simple explanations and examples of how to improve writing immediately. Twenty-two chapters follow with a thorough review of grammar and punctuation, also explained simply with hundreds of examples.
The next hundred pages provide quick reference sections for words frequently confused (like accept and except, anxious and eager, lie and lay, who and whom), words frequently misspelled, irregular verbs, and wordiness and trite expressions.
The book ends with more than 50 pages of self -test questions and answers covering most of the chapters. A detailed table of contents, along with an index, make finding what one needs easy and fast.
Teachers may request a free email copy of a Student Workbook containing 30 class lessons and 64 exercises. A free Instructor’s Guide provides answers to all 64 exercises, 30 quizzes for the 30 chapters, three 100-point exams, and a 300-point comprehensive final exam. The book can be used to supplement writing and editing courses or to provide a complete language skills course.
The author, Dr. George T. Arnold, received all publishing rights back from the publisher of the first six editions and wrote and self-published an expanded 7th edition in which he was able to reduce the book’s cost by 75% -- from $86.50 to $22 for the print book. The ebook costs $9.99.
The fact that the book is an international award-winner and has been used continuously for more than thirty years speaks for itself.
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For use as needed. This book does not have to be read from beginning to end. Although that approach is recommended for those with fundamental language skills needs, the organization permits “sampling” by writers and broadcasters who use the language well but are nagged by little uncertainties. By design, some sections provide more explanations and examples than many users will need. This arrangement gives everyone an opportunity to work through the book at his or her own pace without feeling either bogged down or inadequately informed.