A Writer's Guide to Powerful Paragraphs (Paperback)

by Victor C. Pellegrino (Author) "The paragraph is a unit of thought, expressing a single idea, communicated through related sentences..." (more)
Key Phrases: anticlimactic paragraph, spatial paragraph, anticlimactic method, Practical Suggestions, United States, Writer's Guide (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 187 pages
• Publisher: Maui Arthoughts Company (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945045050
• ISBN-13: 978-0945045052
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,416 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, and nothing quite like it, May 25, 2004

By A Customer

This book is smart. It is practical and helpful. Besides offering many great ideas on writing coherant paragraphs, it becomes an excellent aid to brainstorming. My only gripe is that there is no bibliography for reference and further study, and no references to recommended paragraphs by other writers. Still, I know of no book quite like this. I'm glad I bought it.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For aspiring authors of all ages & backgrounds, February 14, 2003

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

A Writer's Guide To Powerful Paragraphs by Victor C. Pellegrino is a straightforward, easy-to-understand how-to guide to improving the quality of one's writing, one paragraph at a time. Aspiring writers are provided with thirty different but effective ways to organize and write competent paragraphs, including paragraphs focused on chronology, physical or process analysis, classification, enumeration, cause and effect, dialogue, anecdotes, introductions, conclusions, transitions, and a great deal more. Highly recommended and quite "user friendly", A Writer's Guide To Powerful Paragraphs is a superbly organized and presented supplement for aspiring authors of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels ranging from the high school novice, through community college and university level writing assignments, to professional contract and free-lance authors.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Paragraphs is helpful tool., October 28, 2008

By	JenT "JenT" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This book is being used by two highschool students in my home. The examples given in the book have been helpful to both students, showing them structure as well as content. I recommend this book as a supplement to any writing course. It is used so frequently, I purchased an additional copy.