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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

You can write better--right now!

Check out my writing guide, The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier: How to Solve the Mysteries of Weak Writing

Everyone makes mistakes, but everyone can learn to be a writing detective. You can become one, too, whether you’re a student or a professional. You don’t have to wade through pages and pages of dry grammar books to improve your writing. All you have to do is follow the clues.

This easy-to-use and friendly book will help you solve the seven mysteries of weak writing, including these cases:

  • The Tantalizing Tale of Passive Voice
  • The Peculiar Puzzle of the Vague -ing Word
  • The Confusing Caper Concerning the Super-Long Sentence

The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier will teach you how to hunt down passive and wordy writing, replacing it with strong, specific and concise sentences. It’s time you follow up on these important leads. Your investigation will pay off in better writing in no time at all.

1 comment:

Waitress from Mensa said...

Bonnie,
Not only have I been lurking for some time, when my Chinese graduate endineering students ask for tips on improving their English writing ability, I refer them to your blog.

I nominated your blog for a Kreativ Blogger award.

Waitress from Mensa

Jan