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Revise : the scholar-writer's essential guide to tweaking, editing, and perfecting your manuscript /
"A helpful, engaging guide to the revision of scholarly writing by an editor and award-winning author "Pamela Haag has been called 'the tenure whisperer' for good reason. Any scholar who hopes to attract a wider audience of readers will benefit from the brilliant, step-by-step g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2021].
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 1. "Jargon-y, Theory-Heavy, and Obscure" : Handling Specialized Language
- 2. Stage-Setting, Recapping, and Forecasting : Reducing "Traffic Direction" and Procedural Language
- 3. "Doesn't Flow" : Improving Sequencing and Organization
- 4. "I've Been Struggling with Structure Since the Dissertation" : Solving Structural Problems
- 5. "Too Much Just Put There" : Dealing with Source Material
- 6. "Book Has No Through-Line" : Tackling Common Thesis Problems
- 7. "Length! A Huge Concern!" : When a Manuscript Must (or Should) Be Shortened
- 8. "Make It Readable" : Revising Syntax and Sentence Construction
- 9. "Awk." : Finding Your Cadence, Tone, and Voice
- 10. "Metaphors Gone Awry" : Fine-Tuning Figurative Language
- 11. "Needs Tightening and Strengthening" : Clarifying Verbs, Subjects, and Objects
- 12. "Bizarre Words and Flaky Diction" : Replacing Inapt Words and Phrases
- 13. When Others Identify Problems : Coping Productively with Criticism
- A Note of Encouragement
- The Style Audit.