Painless Writing (Barron's Painless Series),   ISBN:9780764142345

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This book is an excellent way to help with writing. I love the ideas and hints, and it has proven to be a very good teaching tool.

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I purchased this book because a friend of mine lent me her book for a while. I found it a great tool in and out of the classroom and recommend it to any middle school or high school student or to any teacher to use as a reference tool for her classroom.

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This book gives simple and clear techniques for improving writing. It's excellent for students and teachers. Anyone can improve his writing by implementing the strategies outlined here. The examples are easy to follow and the exercises are helpful.

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I love writing and so do my children but I realized long ago we learn by reading what others have written..This book is very easy and fun. I think it will be very helpful as the children go through various stages of writing school papers.

The service was great and the book in great condition when it arrived.

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I'm really fired up! Painless Writing does help us get rid of turgid and stilted way of writing, that's for sure. This must save us a lot of waste which annoys readers. I noticed that shorter and more concise sentences come before longer and wordier ones. I haven't finished reading it yet, though. Especially, too many prepositions and passive voices get on my nerves and dilute my enthusiasm for reading. For example, what if your boy/girlfriend said,"You are loved by me."? How lame! I would be embarrassed and run away! Do you know why? - It sounds too formal to suit the situation. In short, it's an automatic turn-off! From this example, I'm sure you will put plainness before wordiness.
Overall, I bet you can say good-bye to the repetition of wordiness!