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Writing in Action provides a step by step practical guide to the process of writing. Crammed with practical suggestions, exercises and tips, it is an ideal student text.

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A survey of writing practices across the genres including autobiographical narrative, poetry, short story, theatre, and persuasive non-fiction essay writing written for university undergraduate students and also featuring a practical introduction to sentence structure and punctuation. Mills (English, College of Ripon and York) presents a "process" approach to writing emphasizing editing, critical reading, and exercises. Because so many types of writing are discussed, none is given any particular in-depth analysis making the text most useful for beginners. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)