- Hardcover: 200 pages
- Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute (September 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1882926889
- ISBN-13: 978-1882926886
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 458 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #893,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
From Library Journal
Brohaugh's book reminds us that brevity is the soul of wit and that English is a mix of rules and exceptions to those rules. An editor for Writer's Digest , he has written extensively about the craft. This self-help work aimed at the active writer contains 192 pages identifying and correcting the many errors made by those who write seriously. It assumes knowledge of grammar and instead emphasizes style. The chapters are broken into short sections with bold topic sentences each supported by examples. This, with the promised index, should make this book useful as a quick reference tool. Also included is an appendix of redundant phrases. The occasional comparisons to the care of bonsai and the good humor sprinkled throughout aid in readability and comprehension. Recommended for public and academic libraries and for individuals who care about their writing skills.
- Robert C. Moore, DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. Information Svcs., North Billerica, Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Robert C. Moore, DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. Information Svcs., North Billerica, Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
Telling writers how to say exactly what they want with grace and power, using not only the right word, but also the right number of words, Brohaugh tackles the compactness, concision and precision of writing with specific instructions and helpful exercises that help the writer explore the middle ground between tight and wordy.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
A frustrating, overblown book,
By Kim Castle (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Write Tight: How to Keep Your Prose Sharp, Focused and Concise (Hardcover)
I found this book tedious, and guilty of the sins that it complains about - it mercilessly labors the bleedin' obvious. I suspect that form and structure are concepts that have never entered Mr. Brohaugh's head, and that he would reduce a Shakespearean sonnet to a series of advertising slogans. I finally abandoned it, 60 pages in, after being told that "careful" is an adverb and that "simple" is a synonym for "simplistic".
5.0 out of 5 stars
no human who ever puts pen to paper should be without this!,
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This review is from: Write Tight: How to Keep Your Prose Sharp, Focused and Concise (Hardcover)
no, i'm not trying to one-up the previous reviewer but i am not kidding. i'm a computer programmer- i wanted a book to help me better document manuals and perhaps give me a few writing tips. i'm on page 38 of this book and it is by far the most useful, insighful, practical writing book i've ever read. why wasn't this used when i was in high school????!!!!if you ever need to write an email, a letter for your child's school, your grandmother, or some fancy newspaper article, this is a THE book you NEED!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wordiness is your enemy,
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This review is from: Write Tight: How to Keep Your Prose Sharp, Focused and Concise (Hardcover)
As a beginning opinion columnist I learned quickly that wordiness can kill your column. How do you get the greatest effect with only 700 words? Brohaugh's book tells you how.The principles he discusses in Write Tight apply to columnists, reporters, technical writers, or novelists. Whether you write for fun or profit, his advice will make your work more impactful. The world is full of books on better writing, so why is Brohaugh's book special? His book is actually fun to read. His illustrations of wordiness are often hilarious even when his heavy shoe stomps your toes. Rather than just list poor choices of words, grammar, and style, he weaves them into his writing to show how silly and wasteful they really are. If you write, you need to Write Tight.
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