The New Oxford Guide to Writing [Paperback]

Many books on writing tell you how to think more creatively, how to conjure up an idea from scratch. Many, once you have an idea, show you how to express it clearly and elegantly. And many handbooks offer reliable advice on the use of commas, semicolons, and so forth. ButThe New OxfordGuide to Writingdoes all three, so that no matter where you find yourself in the writing process--from the daunting look of a blank page, to the rough draft that needs shaping, to the small but important questions of punctuation--you will find what you need in one handy volume.

Highlighted by numerous examples of successful prose--including marvelous, brief excerpts from Mark Twain, Joan Didion, H.L. Mencken, E.B. White, and Annie Dillard--this stimulating volume covers the entire subject step-by-step, clearly and authoritatively.

Whether you write for business or for pleasure, whether you are a beginner or an experienced pro,The New Oxford Guide to Writingis an essential addition to your reference library, providing abundant assistance and encouragement to write with more clarity, more color, and more force.

Thomas Kanewas formerly Professor of English at the University of Connecticut at Waterbury, where he taught writing for over twenty-five years. He co-editedThe Short Story and the ReaderandWriting Prose, Sixth Edition, both with Leonard J. Peters, and wroteThe Oxford Guide to Writing.