Product Description

The Collins Writer's Guide is the essential single-volume guide for all who aspire to improve their writing skills Whether you want to write a novel, draft a report for the School Board, create a compelling CV, write a letter of protest to the Council that will be taken seriously, or enter the brave new world of e-mail, this book is for you and indeed for all the family: the essential desk companion for anyone requiring a friendly guide to modern communication, from the composition of effective complaints to choosing the right 'emoticon' to sign off your e-mail with. Section 1: Grammar What is Grammar? Why use it? Sentences, Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Determiners, Conjunctions, Prepositions Section 2: Punctuation The complete Guide to the 'nuts and bolts' of English speech, capitalization and commas to hyphens and quotations marks. Section 3: Writing Tips Achieving clarity, Improving your power of expression, Letter Writing, Creating a CV, E-mailing Section 4: Building and Perfecting your Vocabulary A-Z listing of useful but unfamiliar words, with straightforward guidance on difficult and confusable words, The 2,000 most Misspelt Words, Problem Proper Nouns and Commonly Mispelt Names, Ways to Improve Your Spelling, Some Spelling Rules, American Spelling Section 5: Foreign Words and Phrases A-Z listing of common foreign terms, with definitions Section 6: Abbreviations A-Z listing of common and some uncommon abbreviations and acronyms, with full explanations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #371521 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 832 pages

Review
'a master class!This is more than a quick reference book. This is a delight for anyone interested in words.' - Writers' Forum

About the Author
Graham King

Customer Reviews

Very easy to use
I found this book both informative and very easy to use. Once you get into the book it is quite hard to put down. I never expected that a book about writing could be so interesting, and have already picked up alot of tips. For anyone that is looking to improve there writing skills this is a must.

Great book, get it!
Personally I think the title is a misnomer. Anybody who has ever put pen to paper or finger-end to keyboard can benefit from the advice and range of thought-provoking sections contained therein. Obviously writers write more than most so it is very useful addition to those classics e.g Dictionary, Thesaurus, Fowle's English Useage, Brewer's Phrase and Fable, Writers and Artist's Yearbook which are in the toolbox.
Also I don't think it is a book to "read" per se. I am quite happy to dip in and out as necessary or when more time is available look through a particular section.
Great book.

Excellent Book
An easy to read and useful `introduction' to writing. I really liked reading this book even if it took me ages to read. Not clogged with worthless information, it serves a purpose. 80% of the stuff is helpful