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A Writer's Tool Kit
12 Proven Ways You Can Make Your Writing Stronger—Today!
Carroll Dale Short
NewSouth Books
978-1-58838-045-6
$15.95 paperback
5 x 7½
174 pages
Published in 2001
Educational
Analyzing his own writing and that of his teachers, and reflecting on the writing advice he had been given over the years, Carroll Dale Short’s epiphany was the recognition of a dozen practical fundamentals of good writing. As one would expect from the author of The Shining Shining Path (also from NewSouth Books), the book is also fun to read. Drawing upon example after example, Short reveals the shortcuts and techniques of strong writing, providing easy ways to use transitions, enhance narrative sequence, and spice up dialogue. Reading this tool kit will improve any writer, from expert to novice.

Reviews
“Carroll Short's A Writer's Tool Kit: 12 Proven Ways You Can Make Your Writing Stronger—Today! is an immensely useful, accessible, and practical guide for beginning and experienced writers alike. Chapters cover a variety of ways to trim down and spice up one’s grammar and prose, from pruning excess pronouns to using narrative sequence to make a story flow better, to bringing spoken dialogue to zest-filled life. Filled with examples and just plain solid advice, A Writer's Tool Kit is invaluable reading for all writers striving to improve their personal or professional wordsmithing abilities!”
The Midwest Book Review

Links
Also by Carroll Dale Short:
The Shining, Shining Path
Turbo's Very Life and Other Stories
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