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by Bill Noble


The book encourages a liberal approach to traditional writing "rules" without disconnecting the reader; it calls for writing that is creative but not confusing, innovative but not intrusive.

by Bill Noble (Author). Here's what I'm trying to say: The book has good tips, but he takes a long time to make them. I got them more succinctly in other books, long ago in my career. I don't think that means I no longer need help. I think it means I need a different kind of help. They're brief, more like reminders than missives, and all very (very) important.

The eighth-grade teacher loomed over us now, rolling a piece of chalk in her fingers. As she spoke, the image of that agreeable seventh-grade experience faded. It was obvious that things would be different, and none of us was certain if we were going to like it. Eighth grade, we knew, was a big step, and we’d heard this teacher could make the entire year seem like a century, if she chose to. We waited, our collective confidence on a knife edge. She walked to the board and wrote out a declarative sentence. What word is the subject?" she asked.

The only thing you can bank on in business is that errors will be made. Managing cash flow can be the bane of a business owner’s existence. Once the business grows, things get trickier. For instance, clients might sit on your invoice for a week or more, even if you delivered it to them promptly. Before you know it, your 30-day payment arrangements have been extended.

Advice on timing deductions, avoiding wash sales and how to keep rental income tax free, from The Wall Street .

Advice on timing deductions, avoiding wash sales and how to keep rental income tax free, from The Wall Street Journal’s former tax columnist Tom Herman. When Income-Sharing Agreements Are–and Aren’t–the Better Option for Student Loans.

When I opened the book, I found that the other writing blunders in the Table of Contents weren’t as obvious . Here’s what I’m trying to say: The book has good tips, but Noble takes a long time to make them. Overcome Writer's Block.

When I opened the book, I found that the other writing blunders in the Table of Contents weren’t as obvious from their title. Look at these: Don’t be a slave to the grammar guru. I don’t think that means I no longer need help. They’re brief, more like reminders than missives, and all very (very) important.

Sell more books and build your career by kicking these blunders to the curb! . Now he's tackled the biggest offenders and shows you how to fix them.

Sell more books and build your career by kicking these blunders to the curb! Ever wonder why some books shoot to the to. .It's usually a matter of mistakes that could have been avoided! bestselling writing coach James Scott Bell has analyzed thousands of manuscripts over the years, by both new and experienced writers, and noticed certain errors that keep showing up to take readers out of the fictive dream. and how to unstick them. How to avoid marshmallow dialogue.

The author shows players how to identify actual and potential hazards and how detecting these signals can be used not only to bolster defense but also as an attack strategy. 24 black-and-white figures. Symbols and Abbreviations.

Managing Director of Caprihans India Ltd, Banerjee’s book looks at failures in the corporate world, global and Indian . He not only draws out the lessons learnt but also provides guidelines as to how companies can avoid the pitfalls

Managing Director of Caprihans India Ltd, Banerjee’s book looks at failures in the corporate world, global and Indian, and the reasons for the decline and f.He not only draws out the lessons learnt but also provides guidelines as to how companies can avoid the pitfalls. There is a close relationship between success and failure, says Banerjee: Success is often built on a bed of fiascos, and flops. Unless you fall, you do not learn; unless you try, you cannot fail; unless you fail, you cannot grasp.

There are only two kinds of writing: lively, warm, personal prose that readers devour; and the rest. But writers - boxed in by constricting rules - know it's not easy to create the first and avoid the problems that create the second. The reader will learn here that some of the worst mistakes come from sticking to 'the rules'.

Stay away from prose that is static, dusty, or too formal! Learn to energize your writing and make your words come alive! Author William Noble shows you that some of the worst mistakes come from sticking too closely to the rules. By learning which rules are okay to ignore, you will be able to remedy your errors and create the kind of writing that makes fiction and nonfiction stories crackle with life.

Inside, Noble identifies the blunders most common to every writer, beginning or advanced and demonstrates how to correct your mistake and avoid it in the future. By avoiding these common pitfalls, you can begin to improve your writing today!Don't Write For Your Eighth-Grade TeacherDon't Complicate the ObviousDon't Use Journalese or Slangify Words and PhrasesDon't Wallow in a Sentence StraightjacketDon't Add Adverbs and Adjectives to Prettify Your ProseDon't Passify Your Verb VoiceDon't Repeat Without RelevanceDon't Wrap Characters in the Same Grammar BlanketDon't Be Afraid to Make Your Own Rules

Kakashkaliandiia
Not as helpful as I'd hoped it would be. It does offer information, but it's basically that you've heard before.
GoodLike
Good one! Memorable tidbits for lessons in writing.
Rasmus
Amusing but unnecessarily wordy at times; the author explains his helpful rules at length, with too many examples, altho the book is often humerous. Not for the highly educated writer, who will already be familiar with Noble's principles of good writing, but this book could be very helpful to the novice writer. Fun to read in either case!
Ramsey`s
Mr Noble out does himself in this valuable tomb. It will forever sit on my writing desk for easy reference
Quinthy
I bought this when I'd finished the other books I purchased on how to self-edit (Self-editing for Fiction Writers, How to Write the D*** Good Novel). It's summary had good ideas, things like Don't write for your eighty-grade teacher, Don't complicate the obvious, Don't add adverbs and adjectives to prettify your prose. Common sense reminders of what I should know but sometimes forget in the flurry of my own prose. After spending an hour with it, I decided the best ideas were the list on the dustcover and beyond the title, there wasn't much else to learn.

These sound good, don't they:

* Don't Passify Your Verb Voice
* Don't Repeat Without Relevance
* Don't be Afraid to Make Your Own Rules

All writers who haven't made a name for themselves, and with that name garnered the right to write as they please, must follow enough good writing rules that an agent will read their mss. I can add a few more to that list--Show not Tell, Beware the Gerund.

When I opened the book, I found that the other writing blunders in the Table of Contents weren't as obvious from their title. Look at these:

* Don't be a slave to the grammar guru. The only time to ignore grammar is in dialogue.
* Don't write the perfect paragraph. I didn't have to read that one to know where he was headed
* Don't sprinkle the poet's urge over the narrator's product. I get that one too--and I've abused it. But then, I grew into my writing, decided to leave poetry for others.

Here's what I'm trying to say: The book has good tips, but he takes a long time to make them. I got them more succinctly in other books, long ago in my career. I don't think that means I no longer need help. I think it means I need a different kind of help.

The best list of self-edit tips I've ever found is in the Marshall Plan. They're brief, more like reminders than missives, and all very (very) important.
Bumand
I neglected to read the reviews when I purchased "Noble's Book of Writing Blunders." Had I done my homework I may have been spared the disappointment of learning that I do not produce my personal best "learning from the don'ts." While the chapter titles are clever and descriptive, they read like "Noble's Nine Commandments" made up of "Thou shalt not."

That said, the lessons I am learning are valuable and are opening new vistas of creativity, personal style, and point of view to my writing. This compact writing reference will have a prominent spot on my resource shelf for quick and easy future reference as I find myself "complicating the obvious," attempting to "prettify my prose" or "wallowing in a sentence straightjacket."
Noble's Book of Writing Blunders (And How To Avoid Them) ebook
Author:
Bill Noble
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Writing Research & Publishing Guides
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Writers Digest (December 14, 2006)
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192 pages
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