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Title: Championship Writing: 50 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Paula LaRocque ISBN: 0-9665176-3-6 Publisher: Marion Street Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Solid advice on a variety of writing topics
Comment: "Memorable writing is usually simplified language. It emulates speech at its best and is immediate in its clarity and beauty. If it's also 'informal', so much the better."
That's just one of the pearls from Paula LaRocque's Championship Writing: 50 Ways to Improve Your Writing, and an indication of what you can expect to learn in her book.
Championship Writing comprises 50 chapters ~ or 50 ways ~ for improving writing. It covers everything from crafting compelling headlines and strong leads to constructing smooth sentences and incorporating quotes. As you can see, it's primarily aimed at journalists and non-fiction writers, but other scribes will gain a lot from this book as well. There are other topics of interest, including chapters on Web copy, general usage, and coaching writers.
LaRocque, a seasoned journalist and editor, is also a well-known and highly-regarded writing coach who has given hundreds of literary lectures, presented a TV special on the craft and also produced a regular column for the now-defunct Quill magazine.
The book is essentially an anthology of LaRocque's column, and she doesn't try to hide it. Each chapter is referred to as a column.
And that's probably my only real criticism of this book. It reads like a regular column rather than as a well-constructed book ~ there is no natural transition from one chapter to the next.
Championship Writing offers plenty of information and instruction on the art of writing well. Each chapter addresses a specific topic, discussing challenges, revealing solutions and illustrating with practical examples of useage. This is a worthwhile reference for new writers and those wishing to excel at their craft.
-- Michael Meanwell, author of the critically-acclaimed 'The Enterprising Writer' and 'Writers on Writing'. For more book reviews and prescriptive articles for writers, visit www.enterprisingwriter.com
Rating: 3
Summary: Show-off
Comment: A child has a talent. Even more lucky for this child, she/he finds an adult who is completely impressed with this talent. So, he/she performs for this adult. The adult claps. The child continues. The adult smiles and shows others. The child continues. "ENOUGH ALREADY!" That's what I want to say when I read this book. The chapters start off so well and the advice seems useful. But her examples go on and on and on to the point of being unncesssary. Chapter 7 could've been excluded altogether. Chapter 8 is a prime example of FAR TOO MANY (yeah, I said it) examples. I was not impressed with this book. Good idea, but too much performing for me.
Rating: 3
Summary: For Journalists, For Sure...
Comment: This book was a disappointment after reading all the glowing reviews.
First, this is an anthology of writing columns by author and the book has a cut-and-paste feel to it.
Second, this book is primarily for journalists.
Although this is a good book it definitely reads like a newspaper column and lacks the feel of a great book despite all the five-star ratings.
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