Writing in Action
Writing in Action by Paul Mills, published by Psychology Press in 1996, is a practical guide designed to assist writers at various levels. This 223-page book emphasizes the writing process, focusing on creative writing, fiction, poetry, and drama, while also addressing autobiographical writing, reports, and essays. It aims to provide new writers with the tools to begin their writing journey and helps more experienced writers build confidence through experimentation and creativity.
Readers will find a wealth of practical suggestions and self-evaluation exercises throughout the book, which encourage critical awareness and the development of writing skills. Writing in Action explores the choices writers make and the questions they ask, offering invaluable tips on style, sentence structure, punctuation, and vocabulary. This edition serves as an ideal resource for students and those engaged in self-study, making it a comprehensive guide to enhancing writing abilities across various genres.
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Writing in Action provides a step-by-step, practical guide to the process of writing. Although the emphasis is on creative writing, fiction, poetry and drama, it also covers autobiographical writing, the writing of reports and essays. Because this is a book about process, rather than product, Writing in Action also looks at the practice of adaptation and editing.
Writing in Action:
- shows new writers how to get started
- develops the confidence of more experienced writers
- encourages experimentation and creativity
- stimulates critical awareness through inclusion of illustrative texts
- encourages writing as a skill, as well as an art-form
Writing in Action enables new writers to get close to the experience of writing; the questions writers ask, and the choices they make. The book is crammed with practical suggestions and self-evaluation exercises, as well as invaluable tips on style, sentence structure, punctuation and vocabulary. This is an ideal course text for students and an invaluable guide to self-study.
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