Simplified Writing 101: Top Secrets for College Success

by Erin Brown Conroy

Simple. Direct. Memorable. Simplified Writing 101 is your book to make college-level writing easy to understand. Developed by a college writing instructor and used in college writing classes for five years before publishing, Simplified Writing 101 is a tried-and-true how-to guide that can make upper-level concepts simple and easy to use.College-level writing is special, with special rules and guidelines. What words should you avoid? What's the best way to put your sentences and paragraphs together? Should a comma go there? What's the easiest way to write a paper? Simplified Writing 101 answers these questions and more.With wit and fun, each chapter tackles one guideline -- showing you how to make small changes that add up to big results for crisp, effective writing. Simplified Writing 101 reads as easy as a web article, connects with you like a blog, and feels like a friend’s advice shared over a latte at Starbucks. It's a painless way to get your act together with college writing – fast. Simplified Writing 101 has been used for seven years in upper-level high school writing courses, English Language and Composition courses, business writing courses, and college writing courses. If you're headed for college, are in college, or are thinking of going back to college, this how-to college writing success book is for you. "I admit it – I’m a grammar nerd. And I’ve never understood why so few seem to find joy in the subject of clear and effective writing. But I have a feeling that’s about to change. Erin Conroy’s new book, Simplified Writing 101: Top Secrets to College Success, suggests, 'The moment of reading another’s writing is a moment of conversation,' and her insights bring that conversation to a level students are likely to both hear and understand. She’s managed to gather a whole range of helpful insights, strategies, and clues to make academic writing accessible. If all my students had read her book before coming to college, what a difference it would make to the conversation!"– Dr. Mark Todd, Professor of English and Director of the MFA in Creative Writing at Western State Colorado University

Genres: Nonfiction

238 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 2013

About the author

Author Erin Brown (aka EB Conroy/Erin Brown Conroy) has been a writer/author teaching writing for over 20 years at private colleges, universities, and online -- including as an online professor of writing and research for Patrick Henry College and adjunct professor for writing, leadership and management, and health and wellness for Cornerstone University’s Professional and Graduate Studies Division.

She is the author of nine books, including "Simplified Writing 101: Top Secrets for College Success." Erin designs curriculum and online courses in composition and communications and speaks at conferences regarding teaching and learning, reading & writing, and special learners (challenged & gifted students).

Ms. Brown has a BM (education, music) and MA (rehabilitation) from Western Michigan University; her MFA in Creative Writing/Genre Fiction is from Western State Colorado University. A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), The Author's Guild (AG), and Romance Writers of America (RWA), she has freelanced as a professional editor, web marketing writer/manager, ghostwriter, and writing coach/consultant for over twenty years.

Ms. Brown continues to write how-to-write nonfiction under the name Erin Brown Conroy and fiction (SF, fantasy, contemporary) under a number of pseudonyms.

Reviews

[Haley S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book with a lot of great writing tips!!

[Hannah Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for my English class and it seriously has some of the best writing tips--all written in a very easy to read style. This has shaped the way I view my writing. Even though we're not assigned to read it anymore, I still return to it for tips... and give it to my younger siblings to read.

And, yes, Mrs. Conroy, you shouldn't use "it" that many times. I figure if you can get away with an informal style in the book, I can get away with an informal style in an unsponsored Goodreads review. :)

[Kaye Lynne Booth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simplified Writing 101 is the writing tutorial I wish I’d had as an undergraduate. As it was, I struggled through English classes, not really understanding, but Brown Conroy makes writing guidelines and rules crystal clear, and it all seems so simple. Use it as an introductory writing guide or keep it as a reference, but this tutorial is a must have for your personal library. It will see you through your academic career and beyond.

You can read my full review on my blog, "Writing to be Read". https://kayelynnebooth.wordpress.com/...