Renovating Your Writing: Shaping Ideas and Arguments into Clear, Concise, and Compelling Messages

by Richard Kallan

Overview

Renovating Your Writing outlines the principles of effective composition by focusing on the essential skill set and mindset every successful writer must possess. Now in its second edition, this novel text provides readers with unique strategies for crafting and revising their writing, whether for school, work, or play. The new edition emphasizes, in particular, the importance of the writer embracing a rhetorical perspective, distinguishing between formal and social media compositional styles, and appreciating the effort needed to produce clear, concise, and compelling messages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351737593
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/06/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	190
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Richard Kallan chairs the Communication Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has taught writing at several colleges, including the University of Southern California (USC Marshall School of Business) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (Writing Program). Over the years, he has instructed courses spanning four disciplines: communication studies, journalism, English, and business.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I Strategies, Tactics, and Tips

Chapter 1 Constructing Sentences

Chapter 2 Constructing Paragraphs and Pages

Chapter 3 Fortifying Sentences, Paragraphs, and Pages

Chapter 4 Adding the Finishing Touches

PART II ADDITIONAL TOOLS

Chapter 5 Rating Your Readability

Chapter 6 Learning to Write Cogently

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Editorial Reviews

"Without a doubt, this is the best book for improving one’s writing. Dr. Kallan focuses on big picture strategies and tactics while also providing methods and tips for composing sentences and paragraphs. Throughout the book, Dr. Kallan gives specific examples of what makes writing good and what makes writing bad. This book should be required reading for all. "

-Tina McCorkindale, CEO, Institute for Public Relations

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