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The Secret to Good Writing

When asked by the Paris Review what compelled him to rewrite the ending of A Farewell to Arms 39 times, Ernest Hemingway replied, "Getting the words right." His answer echoes what every successful writer knows: The secret to all good writing is revision.

For more than twenty years, Getting the Words Right has helped writers from all professions rewrite, revise, and refine their writing. In this new edition, author Theodore Cheney offers 39 targeted ways you can improve your writing, including how to:

• create smooth transitions between paragraphs
  
  
• correct the invisible faults of inconsistency, incoherence, and imbalance
  
  
• overcome problems of shifting poi! nt of view and style
  
  
• express your ideas clearly by trimming away weak or extra words

You'll strengthen existing pieces and every future work by applying the three simple principlesâ€"reduce, rearrange, and reword. Once the secrets of revision are yours, you'll be able to follow Hemingway's leadâ€"and get the words right!Discover the magic of watercolor pencils. The paint is in the pencils! This kit was designed for beginners and teaches the basic techniques of working with watercolor pencils. Create color drawings just as you would with regular colored pencils and then blend the colors with a wet brush to magically create a watercolor painting. This kit contains eight Faber-Castell watercolor pencils (red, yellow, blue, orange, violet, green, magenta and black), (1) 8" x 5-1/2" 15-page watercolor pencil art pad, one watercolor paintbrush, one pencil sharpener and a twenty-four page illustrated instruction booklet. All contents conform to ASTM ! D4236.