{"product_id":"9780987499790","title":"How to Write... Right!","description":"A bright, tight writer’s guide; that is what Phillipa Glendinning wrote in the Grahamstown Festival paper ‘Wordstock’ about How to Write – Right! She also says : this comprehensive guide is set out in a simple and easy to use … How to Write – Right! Is effective in teaching discipline and provides some eye opening points on being an author and publishing …\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this book covers:\u003cbr\u003eHow to write\u003cbr\u003eDo you regard yourself as a writer\u003cbr\u003eThe spirituality of writing\u003cbr\u003eCreative writing\u003cbr\u003eCreativity of your right\u003cbr\u003eEditing checklist\u003cbr\u003eWriting and technology\u003cbr\u003eReport writing\u003cbr\u003eWriting your book\u003cbr\u003eSelf-publishing versus traditional publishing\u003cbr\u003eHow to market your work\u003cbr\u003eWriting for publications\u003cbr\u003eOther writing tips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis:\u003cbr\u003eThe book is created from the author’s experience as a writer, a teacher of writing and from the point of view of a publisher. The main ethos of the book is to encourage all who read the book to write. It is motivational and supportive. It contains many practical exercises, writing drills and examples. It also addresses the common mistakes that consistently appear in the manuscripts that are received by Graysonian Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Write - Right! will not only help potential authors, it is for everyone who writes messages, emails, letters – that is, just about everyone!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy a book about writing?\u003cbr\u003eAccording to Para Publishing, 81% of people want to write a book. However, most do not consider themselves capable. This book dispels that myth and teaches that everyone can write, as writing is a skill that can be learnt.\u003cbr\u003eThis book teaches that skill!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is the book titled ‘How to Write – Right!’\u003cbr\u003eThe name says it all, as the book covers all of the aspects required to improve writing skill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow could How to Write – Right! be used within organisations?\u003cbr\u003eCommunication is pivotal in business, therefore it is imperative that managers, sales staff, and just about everyone within an organisation improve the clarity and meaning of their written communication. This could be in regard to reports, memos, quotations, emails, faxes, agreements and letters. How to Write – Right! Includes a chapter on report writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill this book help students?\u003cbr\u003eStudents have to produce more written assignments than ever. The skills taught in the book will improve those assignments. The chapter on editing will help the students tremendously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat readership or audience is the book aimed at?\u003cbr\u003eThe book is not only aimed at people who want to learn creative writing. It is a useful resource for educators, leaders, coaches, students, and those with a need for written communication. In addition to the above, there is a chapter on publication writing (magazines and newspapers)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes this book different?\u003cbr\u003ePat Grayson teaches from the heart, as he well remembers the early days of his struggle to write well. He also brings his knowledge of the publishing industry. But most important, Pat instils the belief that all can write if they try.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill readers learn from the book?\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely, as the book is a workbook with writing exercises that the reader is encouraged to do. In addition, as a teaching aid, the author includes examples of writing from many famous authors, such as, Ernest Hemingway, Agatha Christie, Wilbur Smith and J.K Rowling, just to name a few. Therefore, if readers work through the workbook with enthusiasm and diligence, they will learn how to write and write well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow will the reader benefit (on a personal level) from reading this book?\u003cbr\u003eWhen written communication is improved, self confidence improves. This book could also be considered a self-help training manual, and as such self esteem is likely to benefit.","brand":"Heart Space Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072698007792,"sku":"9780987499790","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780987499790_p0.jpg?v=1763889319","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780987499790","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}