“A treasure chest of priceless tips about putting exact words into print.”
– Jean C. Chance,
Emeritus Professor of Journalism,
University of Florida
"Paula LaRocque ... demonstrates why clarity, simplicity, and dignity top flabby construction and corpulent descriptives every time. The Book on Writing is THE book on writing."
– Bob Giles, Curator,
Nieman Foundation for Journalism,
Harvard University
The Book on Writing
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well
By Paula LaRocque
ISBN: 0-9665176-9-5, paper, 240 pages, $18.95
Paula LaRocque’s new book is the result of a lifetime spent as a journalist and writing educator.
The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well contains 25 chapters in three sections. The first section spells out a dozen essential guidelines to good writing, from the importance of short sentences to the value of using a conversational tone. Section Two teaches the reader how to tell a story – how to build suspense, how to effectively describe things, how to use literary devices. Section Three is a concise handbook on writing mechanics, such as grammar, usage, punctuation and style.
Each section is loaded with illustrative examples of great non-fiction writing, and LaRocque’s gentle humor makes reading a pleasure. The Book on Writing is LaRocque’s gift to the writing world – it is destined to become a classic.
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