A Quick Guide to Better Writing & Grammar

By Heather Wright

Bad grammar and poor writing can cost you money and a better job. The practical tips in this book will help you overcome the more common grammar and writing errors that can get in the way of your making a professional impression on your clients and your employers.

Written by Heather Wright, a busy freelancer and part-time communications instructor, this book offers you the information you need based on Heather’s years of working in various office environments, teaching business communications, and practising good communication skills as a freelance writer and workshop leader.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heather Wright
• Release date: Aug 27, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310086236

Heather Wright

Heather Wright is an Amazon bestseller and busy freelance writer. Heather writes for three audiences: 1) business people looking for tips to help them become better communicators in print and in person, 2) writers of all ages, and 3) teachers of English and Language Arts. Heather worked for many years in companies, both local and global in scope, and now runs her own freelance writing business. Through these experiences, she developed her own communications skill set that she now shares in her Better Business Communications books and with her students, in the classroom, as well as, in the workplace. Heather's stories for children and teens have been published in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Teens and by Carmel Tree Publishing. Heather enjoys presenting writing workshops for writers of all ages, and has done many over the years through her associations with the Canadian Authors' Association and the Professional Writers' Association of Canada. She is the author of 201 Writing Prompts, Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide for Teens, Writing Fiction: A Guide for Pre-Teens, as well as fiction for teen and pre-teen readers. http://www.wrightingwords.com Heather has received three Writer's Reserve grants from the Ontario Arts Council for ongoing work on books for teens.

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Better Business Communication

a quick guide to

BETTER WRITING

&

GRAMMAR

HEATHER WRIGHT

Copyright © 2015 by Heather Wright.

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Better Business Communication

A Quick Guide to Better Writing and Grammar/ Heather Wright. —Smashwords Edition

ISBN 9781310086236

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Contents

Introduction

Tip 1: Avoid Wordiness

Tip 2: Use Bullet Point Lists to Organize Data

Tip 3: Easily Confused Words

Tip 4: Paragraphing

Tip 5: Run-On Sentences or What a Comma Can’t Do

Tip 6: Commas–What They Can Do

Tip 7: Fragments

Tip 8: Where to Capitalize

Tip 9: Who, Whom, Everyone, Everybody, I, Me

Tip 10: Proofread

Last Words

Introduction

This book is your quick guide to better writing and grammar. The tips in this book will help you develop the strategies you need to find and correct errors that can reflect badly on you as a professional. This book doesn’t cover every grammar, punctuation, and writing problem, but it is designed to hit the most common

Reviews for A Quick Guide to Better Writing & Grammar

[Nicki Tindal · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was easy to read and filled with clear, practical tips on writing. I loved it!

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Excellent, straight forward!