The Curious Writer: Concise Edition

by Bruce Ballenger

Book Overview

NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value; this format costs significantly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205876641
• ISBN13: 9780205876648
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.2"

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Respect the Process

Students who don't like this book simply don't like to work. It requires a great deal of work to understand the process of writing well. It doesn't come easily. But this book makes visible all the things that go on in a good writer's head and helps students to do them, too. Poor writers believe that if they avoid writing, it will get better. It doesn't. The only thing that improves writing is writing. Reading good writing helps, but actually, writing and revision are the key. Students who find their voices are thrilled at the discovery and books like this seem to help them toward that end. I applaud the author's creativity and accessibility.

Very Nice

The author of this book is the head of the english dept. at my university. I used this book for my English 101 class and found it to be extermly helpfull. Instead of boring excercises and rules the author offers helpfull insight and examples of his own mistakes and accomplishments. All in all a very usefull book.