How to Write

By Jeff A • December 14, 2005

A short review of the Ebook How to Write by Herbert E. Meyer, Jill M. Meyer.

First a quick quote from the book:

Like the writing process itself, this book is divided into three parts:
� Organizing for the Job
� Turning Out a Draft
� Polishing the Product

It doesn�t matter what you are writing. You always work your way through all three
parts, and you always do it in the same order. Of course, if you�re writing something
short and simple like a thank-you note for a birthday gift, you won�t need to spend a lot
of time organizing for the job. However, you will likely need to spend much if not most
of your time looking for just the right words to express your gratitude, which is to say
turning out a first draft and then polishing the product. On the other hand, should you be
writing, say, a history of World War I, organizing for the job could take years. Indeed, it
could take longer to organize � that is, to do your research � than to turn out a draft and
then polish the product.

This would be a great book for students, teachers, or anyone who wants to improve their writing skills. It is a well thought out, well organized book that is easy to understand and not filled with a lot of fluff that would distract from the important content. It helped me to realize that one of my biggest problems is when I sit down to write I have no idea where I am going to go with what I am writing.

How to Write is quite an interesting read . It is an E-Book so I had to print it out in order to read it, other wise it would take me till the end of time to get it all read. I just can’t stare at my monitor that long. Anyway it is a really good book and is very highly regarded in the writing field. In order to make this book more accessible they are offering it as an downloadable E-Book at a very reasonable price, I recommend you check it out!