The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing By Thomas S. Kane

This essential resource helps all writers organize, shape, and complete their work while expressing their ideas creatively and clearly. Rules of style and technique are covered, with examples of expert prose from the masters. An Appendix covers punctuation and grammar. Whether you’re composing a letter, writing a school thesis, or starting a novel, The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing offers expert advice on how to think more creatively, how to conjure up ideas from scratch, and how to express those ideas clearly and elegantly. No matter where you find yourself in the writing process – from the daunting blank page to the rough draft that needs shaping to the small but important questions of punctuation – you’ll find what you need in this one handy, all-inclusive volume.