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Purge Your Prose of Problems

Purge Your Prose of Problems -- A Book Doctor's Desk Reference, by Bobbie Christmas
Purge Your Prose of Problems
A Book Doctor's Desk Reference


by Bobbie Christmas, book doctor


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  • Save hundreds of dollars in resource books
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At last! One reference manual combines the most important information on creative writing and editing and puts it at your fingertips. A must for all serious fiction and nonfiction writers.

Creative Writing Tips * Grammar * Punctuation * Chicago Style * AP Style * Format

Before you finish the final draft of your manuscript, you simply must have the one resource book that answers almost every question on editing your manuscript, literally from A to Z.

"By learning why my word choices work or don't, I have become a better writer. So, thank you. Your book would still be a bargain at twice the price!"
-- Carol

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  • When does the comma go before "and," and when does it not? (See Page 28)
  • What's the difference between "which" and "that?" (Page 147)
  • Why do publishers hate the word "realized?" (Page 115)
  • How do good writers create believable characters? (Page 23)
  • What's a dangling modifier, and how can it be repaired? (Page 35)
  • Which is better, "towards" or "toward?" (Page 137)
  • What's the difference between "insure" and "ensure" (Page 69)
  • "use" and "utilize" (Page 141), "callous" and "callus?" (Page 21)


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