The Everything Writing Well Book [Paperback]

Pamela Rice Hahn (Author)

Book Description

Series: Everything (Language & Writing) | Publication Date: August 2003

Have you ever written a letter, prepared a company memo, or fired off a short e-mail, only to realize that the message you sent wasn’t received the way you intended it? Just because you know the basic rules of the written language doesn’t mean you’re done learning—not by a long shot.

The Everything® Writing Well Book, written by publishing professional Pamela Rice Hahn, helps you transform your writing for virtually any situation, formal or informal. The author guides you through all aspects of polishing your skills—choosing the appropriate tone, building document structure, and communicating a clear and concise message.

The Everything® Writing Well Book includes detailed information on:

·Social writing, such as get well notes
·Electronic writing, such as e-mails and faxes
·Layperson’s journalism, such as "letters to the editor"
·Copyright matters for research topics
·Essays, including personal and biographical
·Academic papers, such as theses and dissertations
·Business writing, such as job offers, corporate memos, and press releases

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About the Author

Pamela Rice Hahn is the author of Alpha Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours and coauthor of Writing for Profit. Ms. Hahn’s work has appeared in Glamour, Country Living, Business Venture, Current Notes, and other national publications. She lives in Celina, OH.

Product Details

• Paperback: 305 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580628877
• ISBN-13: 978-1580628877
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,979,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rich Resource - One Belongs on Your Family Reference Shelf, December 8, 2004

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Julie Jordan Scott "Writer, Life Coach - Owne... (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything Writing Well Book (Paperback)

This book was written in a similar vein of the Dummies or Idiots book, similar lots of white space, cartoons and voluminous detail with (hooray!) the lack of an insulting title.

Author Pamela Rice Hahn covers tons of details about writing for everyday and beyond - especially beneficial were the letter writing sections - excellent advice, for example, on the ever challenging sympathy letters complete with simple, easy to apply examples. She also discusses editing and using spellchecking and emails.

The section on writing complaint letters and dispute letters was also excellent and the Grantwriting Section was especially complete (very thorough portion on Persuasive Writing Techniques which surprised me given there was so little writing about Marketing and Persuasion in the Business Writing Section which I saw as a weaker part of the volume.

The appendixes were well thought out with Appendix A including many resources for the reader and Appendix B sharing formats for the writing mentioned in the text itself.

This book is quite helpful, even for those who are practiced writers, simply for the formats and suggestions across the board so that one could be familiar in a moments notice with such a variety of writing styles and techniques.

And I am so grateful the title doesn't include anything self-deprecating.

Brava!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helping People Write Well, April 14, 2010

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Ann Depres (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Everything Writing Well Book (Paperback)

Pamela Rice Kahn's, "The Everything Writing Well Book" covers everything from, writing a business proposal, to sending hand-written thank you notes. I am a novelist/screenwriter, and I keep it next to my computer at all times.

I ordered Pamela's book because I suffer from mild dyslexia, sometimes the z's and s's appear backwards, I often struggle with sentence structure, and I have always had a thing with comma's. This book is great for helping me to catch any errors that might have occured, and correct them before submitting my work.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone that has ever written, or will write anything. Writing is a craft that can always be improved upon, even if you're a seasoned pro.

In closing, I have to compliment Amazon! I have always had a wonderful experience when ordering something, whether it is from a private seller, or Amazon directly, my experiences have always been positive. I receive my products in great condition, and in a timely manner.