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| Author: Bonnie Trenga
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
Category: Book
Buy New: $9.99
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 95964
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1582975612
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9781582975610
Publication Date: April 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 An interesting approach to good writing July 17, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am an avid writer. I have written several novels and some nonfiction. As part of my writing regimen, I read at least one writing instructional book between each draft of each project.
I picked up a copy of Curse of the Misplaced Modifier and read it. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't my favorite grammar book. In this book, Bonnie Trenga tackles 7 of the most common writing problems; passive voice, nominalization, -ing words, weak verbs, misplaced modifiers, long sentences, and wordiness. She worked as an editor and has drawn from her professional experience to narrow most writing errors into these categories.
I enjoyed the examples of bad and corrected writing. I enjoyed her selection of common errors and her advice to writers about how to correct these errors by forming better writing habits. I wasn't so enamored by the cuteness of her prose. I am more of a nuts and bolts man. I like to roll up my sleeves and get right down to the rules of good writing without a lot of fluff. However, for some her lighthearted approach might be just the thing.
Good job, Bonnie.
-Craig Nybo, co-author of Total Human: The Complete Strength Training System
A Must Have for Anyone Editing a Manuscript or Wanting to Hone Writing Skills. March 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bonnie Trenga has created a fun book that also helps you hone your writing skills. The seven most commonly corrected errors editors fix have been disected into seven interesting and fun chapters complete with exercises to help you stop the errors and create a more readable, intriguing story. I have been using this book while editing my manuscript, and find it indispensable. I highly recommend it for anyone serious about honing their writing craft.
Touching on passive voice, abuse of the suffix -ing, run on sentences, and many other common accidents of writers June 9, 2008
One can have the best grammar in the world, but if the writing is still horrible, it's going to be very technically sound horrible writing. "The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier: How to Solve the Mysteries of Weak Writing" looks at all the causes of bad writing and how to repair them and revise them. Touching on passive voice, abuse of the suffix -ing, run on sentences, and many other common accidents of writers, "The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier: How to Solve the Mysteries of Weak Writing" is an essential guide for novice writers with its unique and entertaining approach to improve themselves.
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