The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well

by Laurie E. Rozakis

If you have trouble putting your thoughts down on paper, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well has everything you need to know to make writing of any kind as easy as thinking or speaking. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028636945
• ISBN13: 9780028636948
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Stop reading this review

And buy the damn book already. If your name isn't Faulkner, Tolkein, or even Clancy, then you need to learn to write better, if only to prevent those reading your correspondence from thinking you an ignorant baboon. The guide won't write it for you, but with a minimum amount of research you can answer most of the grammatical questions you'll come across in your more mundane endeavors. It retains the additional benifit of being far cheaper than a tutor or class. A wise purchase for those trying to remove themselves from the class of complete idiots who are shopping for these guides in the first place.

Good Book on Writing Well

A very good book, but not a great book on writing style and how to write well (or at least better than before you read the book). Covers the basics of tone, grammar, and structure, but lacking in good examples. Only one example of a passive vs. active sentence was given, and the lone example wasn't very clear. Still, a good writing style guide.

Fairly good basic text on the rules of writing

This book presented the material clearly and simply and didn't get bogged down with unnecessary details. The author's chatty tone and attempts at humor gets a bit tired, and the organization jumps around a bit. But overall it is a good reference to have and, once you've gone through it, you are clear about the elements of good writing.

Good all-in-one reference to writing.

An "idiot's" guide, but don't let the name fool you. Covers grammar, research writing, history of language, etc.

Experts Do It Best

Students and teachers stand to gain a painless lesson in writing from Dr. Rozakis, one of the teaching realm's most published authors. Not only is she knowledgeable in scholarship and the real world, she displays an ebullience that infects the reader with the urge to write well.