- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: WW Norton (Aug 1 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393313263
- ISBN-13: 978-0393313260
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #150,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The author begins with showing how to solve common problems of writing. He covers: how to recognize common problems of writing, and words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the better word. The second part of the book consists of more than 1500 recommendations for cuts, changes, and comparisons that editors make to produce writing that is concise and effective.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite book on writing,
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This review is from: Edit Yourself (Paperback)
You will hate this little book if you want to be entertained and come away with a warm and fuzzy feeling for the art of writing.But if you really care about the low-level mechanics of what makes for competent prose, then this is the book for you. It is incredibly concise. There is no padding, no anecdotes, no lecturing. The first part explains the basics of good style, always providing examples for each idea. The second part is a huge list of words and phrases, and beside each the suggestion to cut it, change it, try the alternative shown, or compare it with another word that may in fact be the one you meant to use. Basically, the book feels like a crash course in editing. Reading through all these examples, you quickly get a sense of a better way of writing. Instead of trying to memorize a bunch of abstract ideas, you end up absorbing the approach to editing that the author advocates. Later you'll find yourself using it as a reference, which is the idea behind the way it is organized. To my mind this book is far more valuable than Strunk and White, which never really succeeds, despite all its fame. Over the years I've heard a number of people comment on how that icon just never worked for them. For some reason Amazon has the author as "Larson Ross". Note that it is Bruce Ross-Larson.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A thorough, easy-to-use, and instructive editing guide.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Edit Yourself (Paperback)
As a professional editor, I rely on many tools. Iconsistently return to Ross-Larson's book because it is thorough while being easy to use. I can find what I want fast. I particularly like his list of word substitutes: after reading "in addition to" and "in view of the fact that" a hundered times, I forget the simple substitutes. Ross-Larson's book consistently brings me out of the engineering woods.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book,
By Zev Saftlas "Founder and Host of EmpoweringMe... (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Edit Yourself (Paperback)
Although I believe there is no easy way to edit yourself, (because your simply to close to your own writing) this book is definitely a start. I really like the format of this book. It shows you a problem-AND a solution. That's what makes this book different than many others on the market. Highly recommended. Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated
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