دانلود کتاب Write tight: say exactly what you mean with precision and power

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Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword: Write Tight or Else by Lawrence Block......Page 8
Introduction: A Tight Fit IntoToday’s World......Page 14
Level 1: We grow graceful writing by selecting what to grow in the first place.......Page 18
Level 2: We grow graceful writing by trimming its roots.......Page 24
Level 3: We grow graceful writing by shaping its stem and branches.......Page 26
Level 4: We grow graceful writing by pruning its leaves and shoots.......Page 29
Chapter 2. Sixteen Types of Wordiness and How to Trim Them......Page 32
1. The Redundant......Page 34
2. The Already Understood......Page 41
3. The Empty......Page 47
4. The Evasive (Intentional or Otherwise)......Page 53
5.The Weak-Kneed and the Passive......Page 55
6. The Weak, the Noncommittal, and the Hesitant......Page 58
7. The Affected......Page 59
8. The Circuitous......Page 64
9. The Self-Indulgent......Page 68
10. The Overkill......Page 73
11. The Inflated and the Deflated......Page 77
12. The Invisible and Therefore Unnecessary......Page 84
13. The Imprecise......Page 89
14. The Clever and the Show-offy......Page 91
16. The Beautiful......Page 93
Chapter 3. Prewriting Tight......Page 96
Chapter 4.Testing Your Writing for Flab......Page 102
Chapter 5.The Danger Signs of Wordiness......Page 126
Chapter 6. Exercises for Developing Your Awareness of Concision......Page 136
Chapter 7. Reducing the Mental Length of Your Manuscript......Page 144
And a Few Smaller Brambles......Page 148
Chapter 8. Nonverbal Streamlining......Page 150
Clever? Never Ever......Page 157
The Danger of the Devices......Page 162
Chapter 9. How Tight Is Too Tight?......Page 164
A Short Summary......Page 174
Bringing the Reader Into the Writing Process......Page 178
The Power of the Specific......Page 180
Further Illumination......Page 183
Word Weaving......Page 185
Pulling the Trigger......Page 187
Chapter 11.Tips for Trimming During Manuscript Revision......Page 192
Chapter 12. Shave and a Haircut and a Few Bits......Page 200
Bibliography and Sources......Page 206
Appendix: A Baedeker of the Redundant......Page 208
Apologia......Page 218
Index......Page 220
About the Author......Page 236
Back Cover......Page 238
Untitled......Page 1