Successful Writing

by Maxine E. Hairston, Michael Keene

This newrhetoric builds on the strengths of earlier editions, offering studentsclear and useful suggestions for strengthening their writing andshowing them how they can develop a piece of effective writing througha process that is manageable and reliable.In the twenty years since the first edition of Successful Writing, theelements of good writing have not changed. But the kinds of writingcollege students now do and the ways they deliver their writing havechanged a great deal. Students today still write essays and researchpapers, but they also create Web sites, give oral presentations (andthus write and design PowerPoint slides), produce brochures, and ofcourse write a lot of email. The new edition of Successful Writingoffers students the kind of sensible, real-world advice they need forthese and many other writing situations

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Reference

298 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986