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Getting the Words Right: How to Rewrite, Edit and Revise (Paperback)
by Theodore A.Rees Cheney (Author)
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  • Paperback: 218 pages
  • Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; New Ed edition (31 Jan 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 089879420X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0898794205
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
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A guide to revision techniques shows how to handle awkward transitions, wordiness, organization, style, coherence, unity, diction, and cliches.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shorter is better, 6 Sep 2000
Shorter is better, says Theodore A. Rees Cheney, and proves it. The book is divided into three parts: Revision by Reduction, Rethink and rearrange, and Revise by rewording. - First, write. Then, look for chapters, sections and paragraphs that can be deleted. After that, sentences and words. In the end, try shorter words. Go through your text again. Look for ways of making the text flow more smoothly. Give special thought to the beginnings and endings. The latter stick in the mind of the reader... And so on. Cheney makes it clear that he writes for writers who care about their readers. «The reader-centred writer knows that revision of subsequent drafts is as creative and enjoyable as writing the first draft.» A thorough reader will be inspired to working towards the aim of the title. Cheney has attained his own promise: He does get the words right.
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