num_pages: 240
description: Clear, concise, effective, THE RANDOM HOUSE GUIDE TO GOOD WRITING is for anyone who wishes to communicate well in writing. Mitchell Ivers shows us how to master the medium and the message with an array of Precise guidelines on word usage, grammar, and punctuation--and how to decide with "rules" you can discard to suit your purpose; How to choose the tone and style appropriate to your audience and subject; The essential components of plot in fiction and structure in nonfiction, and much more.An Alternate Selection of the Book-of-the-Month ClubA Main Selection of the Writer's Digest Book Club
language: English
title: Random House Guide to Good Writing
titlecomplete: Random House Guide to Good Writing
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Ballantine Books