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This is a good book for Writer's Workshop I am taking. I feel, I will benefit off this book. I think, it was a great purchase.
How do I pay rightful tribute to Keys to Great Writing. Wilbers doesn't use his position as a scholar to shut out intuition, either, reminding the reader to "allow your heart to suggest an unexplored path." You've got to read it for yourself to get the full benefit. "Listen to your voice.
from the University of Iowa, and he knows an awful lot about words and how they work. Other chapters guide us through subjects such as Action, Personality, Purpose, Organization, Drafting, and Revising. It's not enough to say this book is worth far more than its cover price.Author Stephen Wilbers earned his Ph.D.
Punctuate your beat," Wilbers advises. Although this book is written as a guide to improving nonfiction writing, the principles conveyed can be applied to any type of writing, including fiction. Wilbers's approach to punctuation--in the chapter titled Music--is a call to celebrate what colons and semicolons, dashes and periods, exclamation marks and commas can accomplish for a writer.
Keys to Great Writing is a work of erudition worthy of respect from academics, and yet it can be read and understood by people with a high school education. Highly recommended.
At the present price, buying this book is a "no-brainer." This book is also well indexed, which makes it useful as a reference. The examples of good and bad writing clearly illustrate a running theme in the book: It is not just what you say, but how you say it that matters in effective writing.
His book combines the best ideas and examples on how to write simply, and on how to write well. Wilbers is nationally recognized columnist on writing.
It is not only an easy read, but an enjoyable one. He captures the heart and flavor of numerous other books on writing and rhetoric, and presents them in a simple, readable, understandable style.
I cannot recommend this book enough. My law partners liked this book so much that we distributed copies to partners and associates alike, and I personally gave copies to everyone in my family attending high school or college.
I keep a copy on my desk.
The first covers the "keys to great writing" (economy, precision, action, music, and personality). I've read most of the classic books on writing and this is by far my favorite. Stephen Wilbers' "Keys to Great Writing" is a wonderful book. The second covers "Elements of Composition." The last section is by far the smallest but was perhaps the most useful to me. Even when presenting well-known advice ("Omit needless words"), the examples are fresh and usually better than wherever I first read such advice ("Elements of Style" in that case). Wilbers has a very sly sense of humor that pops through in many sections.The book is split into three sections. It is on the writing process itself.I enjoyed the book so much that I tracked down the author via email and paid him to review two chapters of the next book I'm writing. I wanted to see how well I'd done at taking his advice from the book.I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
I bought this book for a guide to improve my writing skills for work as well as my module assignments.
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