Editor-proof your writing
Subtitle: 21 steps to the clear prose : publishers and agents crave
By: Don McNair
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Fresno, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781610351782
Subjects: Authorship; Editing; Marketing
Description: McNair explains the common mistakes made by most writers and shows how eliminating unnecessary words strengthens action, shorten sentences, and makes writing crackle with life. Containing twenty-one simple, straightforward principles, Editor-proof your writing teaches how to edit weak verb forms, strip away author intrusions, ban redundancies, eliminate foggy phrases, correct passive-voice sentences, slash misused and overused words, and fix other writing mistakes.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.