Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps to the Clear Prose Publishers and Agents Crave by Don Mcnair

Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps to the Clear Prose Publishers and Agents Crave by Don Mcnair

Veteran editor Don McNair lays out an easy-to-follow and systematic method for clearing up foggy writing--writing that's full of extra, misused, and overused words--in this guide to producing sparkling copy that attracts readers, agents, editors, and sales. McNair explains the common mistakes made by most writers and shows how eliminating unnecessary words strengthens action, shorten sentences, and makes writing crackle with life. Containing 21 simple, straightforward principles, Editor-Proof Your Writing teaches how to edit weak verb forms, strip away author intrusions, ban redundancies, eliminate foggy phrases, correct passive-voice sentences, slash misused and overused words, and fix other writing mistakes. A superb addition to any writer's toolkit, this book will not only make writing clearer and more grammatical, it will also make it more concise, entertaining, and appealing to publishers.

Don McNair spent his working life editing magazines, producing public relations materials for an international PR firm, and heading his own marketing communications firm, McNair Marketing Communications. He is the winner of three Golden Trumpets from the Publicity Club of Chicago and the Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America. He has authored hundreds of trade magazine articles, three how-to books, and several young-adult and suspense novels. He Lives in Foley, Alabama.

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ISBN 13	9781610351782
ISBN 10	1610351789
Title	Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps to the Clear Prose Publishers and Agents Crave
Author	Don Mcnair
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Linden Publishing Co Inc
Year published	2015-10-01
Number of pages	220
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