The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well

A very good book, but not a great book on writing style and how to write well (or at least better than before you read the book). Covers the basics of tone, grammar, and structure, but lacking in good examples. Only one example of a passive vs. active sentence was given, and the lone example wasn't very clear. Still, a good writing style guide.

I am learning a lot. I graduated high school forty-some years ago, so am a bit rusty on writing skills. I don't remember being taught half of what is in this book.The author's advice: "If you can't write anything nice, don't write anything at all." What Twitter-ers, Facebook-ers (and the like) should learn if they want to influence rather than enflame people. I recommend this book.This book is a classic, so why is it not in Kindle format?

This book presented the material clearly and simply and didn't get bogged down with unnecessary details. The author's chatty tone and attempts at humor gets a bit tired, and the organization jumps around a bit. But overall it is a good reference to have and, once you've gone through it, you are clear about the elements of good writing.

I purchased this book among others to pursue writing. I was sadly disappointed with this book. It really was nothing more than a review of High School English thus the Title should be Forgotten English.Pros:Nice reviewCons:Needs severe editing...even the Table of Contents is wrong Almost 11 years...needs updating. Not even Google is mentioned as a Search Engine Eliminate all the salient political correctness in this book. Eliminate all the comments referencing gender correctness. Eliminate all the bias of Academia that reeks in this book. Eliminate filler material like zip codes, state abbreviations, etc. Almost exclusive focus on students, e.g., sample essays & test taking skills.Seriously for the price of this book your money can purchase better instruction. Just search on writing, copywriting, freelance writing, etc.

I did like it very much

Helping me put out my first book

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well  I was very satisfied with the product. It was exactly what I needed to get started with my writing. It was entertaining and very imformative.

Pretty predictable and really not too informative. Nothing new about this one.

Useful book, I wish I had many years ago.