Acts of Revision A Guide for Writers

Name: Acts of Revision A Guide for Writers
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ISBN: 9780867095500

ISBN-10: 0867095504

ISBN-13: 9780867095500

Edition: 2004

Authors: Wendy Bishop

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When it's time to revise, the hard work is over. Revision means tweaking, perfecting, enjoying. It's putting the finishing touches on a piece and readying it for independence.Try ityou'll like it. Revision is a crucial part of the writing process. But many authors resist the act. The contributors to this book know this from experience, whether they've taught freshman comp or other writing courses. They could see the need for a highly practical bookone filled with field-tested exercises to help writers not only revise, but appreciate and enjoy the process. They could see the need for Acts of Revisiona book that writing instructors would be eager to adopt and that new and experienced…

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List price: $29.15
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 2/9/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Introduction , W. Bishop Revising Attitudes, B. Dethier Revising Out and Revising In, W. Bishop The Masks of Revision, H. Ostrom Revising Research Writing: A Theory and Some Exercises, A. Horning From Correct to Effect: Revising and Alternate Styles, M. Goldthwaite Subterranean Rulesick Blues, M. Gerrity A Study in Sentence Style, W. Bishop Punctuation as Editing, D. Cook The Case of Creative Nonfiction: Retouching Life, W. Bishop If the Poet Wants to Be a Poet, L. Newton The Making of a Poem, Live and Uncensored, D. Kantrowitz Why Not Hypertext? Converting the Old, Interpreting the New, Revising the Rest, J. Szczepanski Afterwords - Thank You, Thank You Very Much: Coauthoring as…