{"product_id":"the-new-oxford-guide-to-writing-1","title":"The New Oxford Guide to Writing","description":"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. But The New Oxford Guide to Writing does 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, all-inclusive volume.\nHighlighted 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. It shows:\n___*How to use commonplace books and journals to store\n____ideas, how to brainstorm, how to explore a potential\n____topic systematically\n___*How to use a statement of purpose or an outline to\n____give preliminary shape to your material, how to use\n____drafts and revisions (and more revisions) to refine\n____your ideas\n___*How to open an essay clearly and interestingly, how to\n____lead the reader subtly, how to use qualifications to\n____express complexity without sacrificing impact\n___*How to organize ideas into a coherent paragraph, how\n____to vary sentence structure and length for variety and\n____emphasis\n___*How to select words that convey both information and\n____point of view\n___*And much, much more\nIn addition, it contains a useful appendix on punctuation, ranging from commas and periods to underlining and capitalization.\nWhether you write for business or for pleasure, whether you are a beginner or an experienced pro, The New Oxford Guide to Writing is an essential addition to your reference library, providing abundant assistance and encouragement to write with more clarity, more color, and more force.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0195045386\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0195045386.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kane, Thomas S.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43534178091069,"sku":"BVV.0195045386.A","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0195045386-0.jpg?v=1788212876","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-new-oxford-guide-to-writing-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}