100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Updated): Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power
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Summary
The classic text on writing well， now refreshed and updated。
This is the one guide that anyone who writes--whether student， businessperson， or professional writer--should keep on his or her desk。 Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples， 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing can help solve any writing problem。
In this compact， easy-to-use volume you'll find the eternal building blocks of good writing--from grammar and punctuation to topic sentences--as well as advice on challenges such as writer's block and creating a strong title。 It is a must-have resource--perfect for reading cover to cover， or just for keeping on hand for instant reference--now updated and refreshed for the first time。
This is the one guide that anyone who writes--whether student， businessperson， or professional writer--should keep on his or her desk。 Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples， 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing can help solve any writing problem。
In this compact， easy-to-use volume you'll find the eternal building blocks of good writing--from grammar and punctuation to topic sentences--as well as advice on challenges such as writer's block and creating a strong title。 It is a must-have resource--perfect for reading cover to cover， or just for keeping on hand for instant reference--now updated and refreshed for the first time。
Reviews
Thanya
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This book is very useful for me that I have written in English often。 Some techniques I already know and many of them that I didn’t know before。 The language used in the book is easy to read， so it’s a great book for beginners。
Ushnav Shroff
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Quite the useful guide。
Doublej
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This book is really a tips book。 I like that the author is constantly cautious about the book that it is not the one and only manuscript to solve your writing problems。100 Ways To Improve Writing is easy to read。 Gary Provost wrote with his playful tone that creates a friendly environment to me to understand his propositions。 Although it doesn’t contain a huge amount of ground breaking tips I would expect in the first place。 Instead it fulls of simple and sometimes basic tips I usually take them This book is really a tips book。 I like that the author is constantly cautious about the book that it is not the one and only manuscript to solve your writing problems。100 Ways To Improve Writing is easy to read。 Gary Provost wrote with his playful tone that creates a friendly environment to me to understand his propositions。 Although it doesn’t contain a huge amount of ground breaking tips I would expect in the first place。 Instead it fulls of simple and sometimes basic tips I usually take them for granted。With that complaint， I still think this is a useful material。 It can be a handbook to anyone who want to write clearly and attractively like human do。 For those who dream to be authors or poets， I can strongly affirm you that this is definitely not for you。Eventually， yes， this book isn’t the best writing advices book but it is one of the easiest and funniest books I have read so far。 You can give it a try if you want to but don’t expect to high of it。 。。。more
Crystal Hamilton
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Very helpful and I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be a writer。
Fiona
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4。5 stars。
Kris - My Novelesque Life
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RATING: 4 STARS100 Ways to Improve your Writing is a simple and useful look at the way to improve your writing， no matter what you write。 If nothing else， Provost reminds you of practicing your writing。 I wrote down some of his lists just to give me a continuing nudge。
DavidLynn
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These are in truth good books。 I remember working on improving my writing skills。 The books helped me in some ways。 Now I'm writing phd research work https://www。phdresearch。net/ and was looking for books that could help me with that。 But I've been lucky enough to find experts who are willing to help me do it for me。 These are in truth good books。 I remember working on improving my writing skills。 The books helped me in some ways。 Now I'm writing phd research work https://www。phdresearch。net/ and was looking for books that could help me with that。 But I've been lucky enough to find experts who are willing to help me do it for me。 。。。more
翰林院编修
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing 8。9 （20人评价） Gary Provost / Mentor / 1985
Fee
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practical tips for beginners。
Howard
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This is an excellent tool for the new and the experienced writer。 100 great things you can do to improve your writing。 A lot of the suggestions tell you why they are important。 I listened to the book， but it is necessary to have the Kindle or hardcopy version， as I find myself randomly looking through the book。 It's good to hear or read these on a regular basis， until they are well learned。 This is an excellent tool for the new and the experienced writer。 100 great things you can do to improve your writing。 A lot of the suggestions tell you why they are important。 I listened to the book， but it is necessary to have the Kindle or hardcopy version， as I find myself randomly looking through the book。 It's good to hear or read these on a regular basis， until they are well learned。 。。。more
Palmtreeh
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This is a small book packed with good advice。 Most pieces of the advice are illustrated with examples， which I like a lot。 I will try to apply some of tips to my writing and hopefully can improve a little bit。
Adelaide
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Paula Tepkham
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I love how the writer put it direct and concise。 Tiny and useful book。 recommended！！
Gabrielė Bužinskaitė
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“The fewer words you use to express an idea， the more impact that idea will have。”The book gives you exactly what its title promises。 A list of hundred ways to improve your writing。 But the ways are vague and overly summarised。The author offers tips from researching to publishing。 He tackles not only the writing basics like the choice of the words and grammar but also skills crucial for the writer， like time management。Yet。 It’s clear that the author’s focus was on writing as many tips as he can “The fewer words you use to express an idea， the more impact that idea will have。”The book gives you exactly what its title promises。 A list of hundred ways to improve your writing。 But the ways are vague and overly summarised。The author offers tips from researching to publishing。 He tackles not only the writing basics like the choice of the words and grammar but also skills crucial for the writer， like time management。Yet。 It’s clear that the author’s focus was on writing as many tips as he can， instead of writing them to be helpful。 His points lack depth， explanations， and examples。 For beginners， this won’t be the material they can absorb。 For advanced writers， this is merely a tool for repeating what they have already heard。 And for me， this is something I’ve read but then forgot most of it。 。。。more
Livi Brooks
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review post on my blog。
Mong
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Short， sharp， and shiny ways to spice up your writing。 I always have a copy nearby。
C。
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100 ways to improve your writing is a great examination of writing principles， grammar， creative writing techniques， and ways to avoid common writing pitfalls。 The subject matters and tips are organized， easy to follow and the explanations and example make sense。 This is book is great refresher for authors， students， and others who enjoy writing。 The benefits of this book make it an excellent choice for most writer's bookshelf。 100 ways to improve your writing is a great examination of writing principles， grammar， creative writing techniques， and ways to avoid common writing pitfalls。 The subject matters and tips are organized， easy to follow and the explanations and example make sense。 This is book is great refresher for authors， students， and others who enjoy writing。 The benefits of this book make it an excellent choice for most writer's bookshelf。 。。。more
Lyndon Goodacre
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The teacher in me wants you to know this is the book。 Admittedly， Strunk & White's Elements of Style is nice。。。 maybe most of all for its flowing introduction。 But that book isn't comprehensive or reliable。 The advice gets stodgy and outmoded， harping against split infinitives and prepositions at the ends of sentences， among other purist preoccupations that have been debunked as ahistoric grammatical superstitions。 Meanwhile， Provost's 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing passes along the advice you The teacher in me wants you to know this is the book。 Admittedly， Strunk & White's Elements of Style is nice。。。 maybe most of all for its flowing introduction。 But that book isn't comprehensive or reliable。 The advice gets stodgy and outmoded， harping against split infinitives and prepositions at the ends of sentences， among other purist preoccupations that have been debunked as ahistoric grammatical superstitions。 Meanwhile， Provost's 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing passes along the advice you need， almost all of which still counts: What are good ways to transition？ When can you talk about yourself， and when is it annoying？ What about punctuation？ And so on。 Even if you've taught writing and English as a first or second language and consider yourself knowledgeable， even if nearly every one of these hundred tips parceled into themes fails to surprise you at face value， you'll appreciate the book， and somehow it will keep surprising you。 The two books are about the same length。 This one is better。The recommendation isn't my idea。 I was reading Murder Your Darlings， a longer book of writing tips compiled from many books of， well， writing tips。 The author of that book covers this book and adds that if you're looking for just one， Provost's is the book to beat。 It's a great little leafable reference of sage reminders from an old diehard who knows his stuff。 All I'm doing here is agreeing with the recommendation I followed。 This book is not at all disappointing。 It fulfils its promise。I'll adjust my rating down （conceptually） to 4。5 stars only because my star counts are hedonic。 How much did this book thrill me with epiphanies？ I knew most of what was in it， and I can point to a few examples of "bad" versus "better" writing that feel reversed。 That's inevitable， though， and gives occasion for close processing and weighing: rules of writing are also - often， if not always - rules of style。 What's called "bad writing" is rarely entirely bad， but out of place。 To demonstrate poor grammar， Provost gives snippets along the lines of "Nobody knew nothing。 Moose looked like he was going to tear the place apart，" but really that grammar is fine - in a specific dialect， it's fully correct。 The question is whether we are speaking that dialect or it's out of place。To give credit where it's due， the two errors in the quotation above are part of an example he's sharing of good writing that conveys who a character is via "poor grammar。" But we disagree a little on why this is still good writing。 "Nobody knew nothing" is good， correct， consistent， normal grammar in some dialects。 （"Like" as a conjunction is the second error， and the same goes。） You can make fun of the supposed stupidity of double negatives， but many languages rely on double negatives as the rule， not the exception: for example， French。 Language needs redundancy， but where varies。 There's nothing incorrect about this kind of double negative in French， or in regions where everyone speaks like this。Overall， though， he is aware of these issues （prescriptive versus descriptive attitudes toward language rules） and takes time here and there to comment on them。 For example， he admits that he hates seeing colloquial "Each student should pass their paper to the front" instead of "Each student should pass his or her paper to the front，" yet， he also admits， the language seems to be changing to fully accept it， and if so， he'll fully back it。 It used to sound wrong to him， but now it sounds less wrong。 This is forthright and I respect it， even though I've always favored "their" and found "his or her" unnecessary。 In speech， that shortcut goes back at least to Shakespeare， as Provost says himself。 Almost everyone knows how to use singular "they" in conversation; it causes far fewer problems than fussy editors like to claim; generally we have no problem understanding it at all， and I think we're simply paranoid that it'll seem wrong and make us look bad， and eventually we internalize that response。（The argument that it's illogical to mix singular and plural seems pretty weak， not least because English is so irregular。 For example， the pronoun "you" could be singular or plural。 Sometimes we say "y'all" for clarity， but in other regions that sounds comical， maybe because it isn't particularly necessary。 Useful but not necessary。 We manage either way。 In German， "Sie" could mean you， respectful， or you， plural。 There's the royal "we" in English as well。 Maybe people should stop acting so scandalized and confused - as if finding "they" perplexing were a sign of high intelligence。 Ok， enough ranting！ My point is that Provost is thankfully open-minded about this， while still having a personal opinion that was absolutely standard for the time and remains standard in some circles， and does have a bit of merit。 Sometimes when it really isn't clear or sounds too muddled to use singular nonspecific "they，" I will opt to write "his or her" myself， but not without a little internal fight。 For me that's the one that needs to prove itself necessary first; I prefer it as the exception， not the rule。）So anyway， the book is at times a smidge dated， a product of the mid-1980s lately revised to reflect realities like email。 But its advice remains almost 100% timeless， thoughtful， amusing， exemplary， and useful。 This is the book you want to keep around and flip through。 Open it up， pick something you thought you knew， and work on that a little more。 。。。more
Ratzada S。
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Good recap！
Ysabelle
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No non-sense writing guide。 Would be really handy when one is revising or editing。
Clarissa Brincat
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Informative， without being boring。 Tips are presented in a concise and entertaining manner。 Glad I bought the hard copy as I will be keeping it close at hand。
Geoff
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'This sentence has five words。 Here are five more words。 Five-word sentences are fine。 But several together become monotonous。 Listen to what is happening。 The writing is getting boring。 The sound of it drones。 It’s like a stuck record。 The ear demands some variety。'Gary Provost's '100 Ways to Improve Your Writing' ostensibly looks like a hack book。 But it is published by Penguin and offer timeless， succinct advice on writing。 It lacks the heart of some great books on the topic， but I thought th 'This sentence has five words。 Here are five more words。 Five-word sentences are fine。 But several together become monotonous。 Listen to what is happening。 The writing is getting boring。 The sound of it drones。 It’s like a stuck record。 The ear demands some variety。'Gary Provost's '100 Ways to Improve Your Writing' ostensibly looks like a hack book。 But it is published by Penguin and offer timeless， succinct advice on writing。 It lacks the heart of some great books on the topic， but I thought that its workmanlike manner was a welcome addition。 It is split into eleven sections:'I。 Nine Ways to Improve Your Writing When You're Not Writing II。 Nine Ways to Overcome Writer's BlockIII。 Five Ways to Write a Strong BeginningIV。 Nine Ways to Save Time and EnergyV。 Ten Ways to Develop Style VI。 Twelve ways to Give Your Words Power VII。 Eleven Ways to Make People Like What You WriteVIII。 Ten Ways to Avoid Grammatical ErrorsIX。 Six Ways to Avoid Punctuation ErrorsX: Twelve Ways to Avoid Making Your Reader Hate You XI: Seven Ways to Edit Yourself'My favourite tips from the book are spread out amongst the sections。 I will list them below:1。 Use strong verbs （this means using wolf down rather than eat quickly or pace rather than walk nervously）。2。 Use specific nouns （One of my favourites - instead of black dog， write Doberman。 Take out general word and put in specific）。3。 Get a theasaurus。 4。 Write in your head。 5。 Picture a reader。6。 Write short paragraphs。7。 Avoid wordiness （don't use long words when there are good short ones）。8。 Vary sentence construction。 （Echoed in Sol Stein's 'Stein on Writing'）9。 Show， don't tell。10。 Be specific （Picture a box。 Picture a black box。 Picture a black box with shiny silver hinges。 Try to be specific without being wordy）。11。 Read aloud what you write （This is the same advice Sylvia Plath gave for those reading her 'Ariel' collection）。12。 Be aware of your connotations。13。 Don't use cliches。14。 Try not to use parenthesis。15。 Omit useless words （same advice as William Strunk and Stephen King）。16。 Return to your poems or stories after some time， to see if the word you used was the word you meant。17。 Use dense words。Overall， this was a lovely text on writing。 It wouldn't be my first recommendation， but it catalogues some of the most important writing advice in one place。 。。。more
Jitna Bhagani
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Simple and effective。 Fill your writer's toolkit with this book， Elements of Style by Strunk and White and On Writing by Stephen King。 Simple and effective。 Fill your writer's toolkit with this book， Elements of Style by Strunk and White and On Writing by Stephen King。 。。。more
yeepye
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Corto， directo y con consejos realmente buenos。
Winston
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Straight to the point。 Packed with many tips and advice。
Ana
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Ngl read this to put in my personal statement， never did put it in my personal statement
Danny Johnsen
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Short， good way to brush up and learn what makes writing sound better
Payson Harris
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Good book， though some of the updates are unnecessaryThis is a very good book， which goes over many important points。 Some of the updates seem perfunctory， very clearly added on。 Really， I think the book should stand as a book of its time。Lots of good advice。
Sipho
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A lovely little book of writing tips。Very short and very direct， this book is an essential accessory for anyone who writes anything。 The advice ranges from grammar to style and then to editing and presentation。 Excellent read。
Heni Akbar
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