Writing in Action

Writing in Action provides a step-by-step, practical guide to the process of writing. Although the emphasis is on creative writing, fiction, poetry and drama, it also covers autobiographical writing, the writing of reports and essays. Because this is a book about process, rather than product, Writing in Action also looks at the practice of adaptation and editing.
Writing in Action:

• shows new writers how to get started
• develops the confidence of more experienced writers
• encourages experimentation and creativity
• stimulates critical awareness through inclusion of illustrative texts
• encourages writing as a skill, as well as an art-form

Writing in Action enables new writers to get close to the experience of writing; the questions writers ask, and the choices they make. The book is crammed with practical suggestions and self-evaluation exercises, as well as invaluable tips on style, sentence structure, punctuation and vocabulary. This is an ideal course text for students and an invaluable guide to self-study.

Writing in Action provides a step by step practical guide to the process of writing. Crammed with practical suggestions, exercises and tips, it is an ideal student text.

Booknews

A survey of writing practices across the genres including autobiographical narrative, poetry, short story, theatre, and persuasive non-fiction essay writing written for university undergraduate students and also featuring a practical introduction to sentence structure and punctuation. Mills (English, College of Ripon and York) presents a "process" approach to writing emphasizing editing, critical reading, and exercises. Because so many types of writing are discussed, none is given any particular in-depth analysis making the text most useful for beginners. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)