Slant: Writing Essays You Want to Read

This succinct college writing manual demonstrates a step-by-step process for creating phenomenal and engaging essays, encouraging every college writer to express and hone his or her personal voice and slant in every part of the writing process. It takes students beyond writing essays they have to write, challenging them to write essays they want to read.

Nicholas Leither is a writer, and teaches critical thinking and writing at Santa Clara University.  He has taught writing for over a decade to undergraduate and graduate students at schools that include San Jose State University, Saint Mary's College, and the University of California, Berkeley.  He is also the author of "Dubliners with a Guide to the Craft of Fiction."