Brilliant Writing Tips for Students

by Julia Copus

Packed with top tips on grammar, structure and style, this handy guide provides succinct and practical guidance on students' most common writing concerns. Each tip is accompanied by authentic examples of student writing, suggested rewrites and useful exercises. Lively illustrations help students to understand and remember essential principles of grammar and punctuation, and end-of-chapter checklists help them to develop effective proofreading skills.

This compact and concise book is a must-have for students of all levels, and a valuable resource for teachers needing no-nonsense explanations of key punctuation and grammar points.

Genres: Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2010

About the author

Julia Copus was born in London, near to the Young Vic theatre, and now lives in Somerset. All three of her poetry collections, The Shuttered Eye, In Defence of Adultery and The World's Two Smallest Humans, are both Poetry Book Society Recommendations. She has won First Prize in the National Poetry Competition, the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem (2010), and in 2012 was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.

She also writes for radio; her first play, Eenie Meenie Macka Racka, was awarded the BBC's Alfred Bradley prize for best new radio playwright. She is an Advisory Fellow for the Royal Literary Fund, and in 2008 was made an Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter.

Her third collection, The World's Two Smallest Humans, was published this year by Faber.

Reviews

[Yorgo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short book with actionable advice. Recommended.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely little compact book. Really helped and the tips are fantastic.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

While not fiction, I have to give credit to this. It is so helpful to anyone writing essays for university.