WHAT IS HOSTILE EDITING? Hostile editing is a no-nonsense approach to writing instruction. Hostile editing rejects the idea that you can't improve your writing. You can. Hostile editing rejects the idea that writing instruction has to be complicated and full of unfamiliar grammar terms. It doesn't. You don't need an English degree to write well.
With the right tools, and with the best knowledge, you can write clearly, make your point, impress your readers, demonstrate your credibility, and prove that you know how to write well. The resources below will help you do this. They aren't dumbed down. They are practical.
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The Precise Edit Training Manual is the book our editors use for writing and editing. Written to be practical and understandable, the manual provides comprehensive instruction on the 29 most common editing strategies we use and problems we fix. This book will teach you to apply the strategies that we use.
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300 strategies for improving your writing. Strategies are short and to the point (150 - 250 words each), with explanations, instructions, and samples for each. Learn from them one day at a time or find the strategies you need. (More information and reviews)
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Writing instruction by e-mail. Every day for a year, you will receive a new writing tip, complete with explanations and examples. That's 365 writing lessons! You won't be overwhelmed by too much information at once. Learn one new strategy every day.
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BANG! is THE guide for writing with impact. Don't waste your time on books that spend pages and pages on how people have used strategies, the history of writing, or similar meaningless information. Bang! is for people who have work to do.
How do you want your reader to respond to what you write? How can you get that response? This book shows you how.
Bang! contains over 100 strategies for making an impact with your writing. Each strategy is explained in real terms and demonstrated through examples.
These are books and resources in our bookshelves. We cannot guarantee that they will serve your purposes, but we have found them useful. They will make good complements to the resouces described above.
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