Phraseology:
Writing, Editing,
and Publishing
Principles of
Clear and Direct Style
A professional
writing course
"Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the secret of style" -- Matthew Arnold
Writing clear and elegant prose is easy once you understand a few important facts about the English language. I can teach you a handful of essential principles that are guaranteed to make your writing clear and effective. When you use these principles, elegance follows almost automatically. Unlike other courses that ask you to memorise a random selection of rules, this course presents a coherent set of principles that apply equally to sentences, paragraphs, and documents. Said Marianne Moore to a snail: "if compression is the first grace of style, you have it". So does this course.
The method I use comes from the highly successful University of Chicago Writing Program. This is not a creative writing course and it is not for beginners. It is perfect for writers who know what they want to say and are looking for the best way to say it. Guaranteed.
This course is ideal for
lawyers, academics, managers, executives, journalists,
publicists, public servants, scientists, and anyone else
who needs to communicate information efficiently and
effectively.
As a staff-training workshop,
this course is suitable for employees who write on the
job or who supervise the writing of others. Staff can
apply the principles immediately to work-related writing
projects, and I can adjust aspects of the lessons to
the specific needs of your profession.
More details about courses, materials,
and fees.
Paula Schiller Gowans | 7/58 Kurraba Rd. | Neutral Bay NSW 2089 | Phone: 02 9955 7758 | Fax: 02 9957 6944 | E-mail: p2g@bigpond.com
