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Writing to Be Understood: What Works and Why
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- Anne Janzer
- Cuesta Park Consulting
- Paperback
- 9780999624821
- 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.6 inches
- 0.6 pounds
- Language Arts & Disciplines > Writing - General
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Have you ever wondered what makes your favorite nonfiction books so compelling, understandable, or enjoyable to read? Those works connect with you, as a reader. This book will help you recognize and apply the methods of your favorite writers to your own writing.
Writing To Be Understood is the thinking writer's guide to effective nonfiction writing techniques, such as:
- Using analogies effectively to illustrate unseen concepts
- Appealing to the reader's innate curiosity
- Alternating between abstraction and detail in explanations
- Balancing humility with credibility
For each topic, the book combines insights from cognitive science with advice from writers and expert practitioners in fields of psychology, technology, economics, medicine, policy, and more.
Whether you're an expert trying to communicate with a mainstream audience or a nonfiction writer hoping to reach more people, Writing to be Understood will help you expand the impact of your words.
Author Bio
Anne Janzer is an award-winning author, nonfiction writing coach and marketing practitioner on a mission to help people make a positive impact with their writing. She supports and encourages writers, authors and marketers through her books, blog posts, online courses, webinars, and teaching.
Writing geek
Anne loves helping other people find more joy in their writing. In her books and teaching, she explores the science and practice of effective writing. She blogs regularly about writing practices on her website. The Writer’s Process, a book about the inner game of writing, won a gold medal from Readers’ Favorite and a silver medal in the ForeWord INDIES Book of the Year award.
The Workplace Writer’s Process, winner of the 2018 IndieReader Discovery Award for Nonfiction, helps writers find more success at work. It was named one of the best business writing books of all time by BookAuthority.
Source: annejanzer.com
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