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100	1		_aSword, Helen, _eauthor.
245			_aThe writer's diet : _ba guide to fit prose / _cHelen Sword.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_bUniversity of Chicago Press, _aChicago : _c2016.
300			_avii, 77 pages ; _c20 cm.
365			_b$15.00
490		0	_aChicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 74-76) and index.
505			_aVerbal verve -- Noun density -- Prepositional podge -- Ad-dictions -- Waste words -- Afterword: healthy writing.
520			_aDo your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer’s Diet is for you! It’s a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness. Helen Sword dispenses with excessive explanations and overwrought analysis. Instead, she offers an easy-to-follow set of writing principles: use active verbs whenever possible; favor concrete language over vague abstractions; avoid long strings of prepositional phrases; employ adjectives and adverbs only when they contribute something new to the meaning of a sentence; and reduce your dependence on four pernicious “waste words”: it, this, that, and there. Sword then shows the rules in action through examples from William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Martin Luther King Jr., John McPhee, A. S. Byatt, Richard Dawkins, Alison Gopnik, and many more. A writing fitness test encourages you to assess your own writing and get immediate advice on addressing problem areas. While The Writer’s Diet is as sleek and concise as the writing ideals contained within, this slim volume packs a powerful punch. With Sword’s coaching writers of all levels can strengthen and tone their sentences with the stroke of a pen or the click of a mouse. As with any fitness routine, adhering to the rules requires energy and vigilance. The results, however, will speak for themselves. _bTaken from the Publisher's Site.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xRhetoric.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xWritten English.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xStyle.
651			_aEnglish language _vProblems, exercises, etc. _xStyle.
856			_3Publisher's Description and Content Page _uhttps://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo23162311.html
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