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WHAT IS HOSTILE EDITING? Hostile editing is a no-nonsense approach to writing instruction. Hostile editing rejects the idea that you can't improve your writing. You can. Hostile editing rejects the idea that writing instruction has to be complicated and full of unfamiliar grammar terms. It doesn't. You don't need an English degree to write well.

With the right tools, and with the best knowledge, you can write clearly, make your point, impress your readers, demonstrate your credibility, and prove that you know how to write well. The resources below will help you do this. They aren't dumbed down. They are practical.

We are specialists in effective communication and powerful writing. For over 18 years, we have helped clients communicate in writing. Now you can learn to do it for yourself.

GET HOSTILE! Have you ever asked, "How can I write better?" Don't let anyone tell you it's too hard. You CAN write well. If you are like most people, you need easy-to-use advice. You need someone to tell you, "Look, just do this, and your writing will improve."

Select the resources that are best for you and start improving your writing.

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Precise Edit Training Manual 300 Days of Better Writing

The Precise Edit Training Manual is the book our editors use for writing and editing. Written to be practical and understandable, the manual provides comprehensive instruction on the 29 most common editing strategies we use and problems we fix. This book will teach you to apply the strategies that we use.

Manual buyers worldwide have expressed their appreciation for the knowledge in this manual. Buy the book writers love.

I compliment you on an excellent compilation of expert advice. (Pam H., Sunshine Valley Writers Group)

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300 strategies for improving your writing. Strategies are short and to the point (150 - 250 words each), with explanations, instructions, and samples for each. Learn from them one day at a time or find the strategies you need.

Strategies are taken from our popular Writing Tips for a Year series. This guide will help you make significant improvements to you writing.

I love the concise, no nonsense format of the guides. They are easy to read and reference, and they make me a better writer. (Gary Hawk)

(e-book, PDF, 191 full-size pages, $9.95)

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Writing Tips for a Year BANG! Writing with Impact

Writing instruction by e-mail. Every day for a year, you will receive a new writing tip, complete with explanations and examples. That's 365 writing lessons! You won't be overwhelmed by too much information at once. Learn one new strategy every day.

Here's what you get:
218 writing strategies,
73 grammar and punctuation tips,
37 writing resources, and
37 quotes on writing with instructional commentary. Subscribe and improve your writing every day for a year!

Precise Edit’s tips offer serious value to anyone who wants the edge that polished communications can bring. This pithy, clever, slightly irreverent series should help writers of all skill levels avoid mistakes, communicate with confidence, and stand out from the crowd. -Will Reichard

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BANG! is THE guide for writing with impact. Don't waste your time on books that spend pages and pages on how people have used strategies, the history of writing, or similar meaningless information. Bang! is for people who have work to do.

This book tells you how to do exactly what you are trying to do: make your readers pay attention.

Bang! contains over 100 strategies for making an impact with your writing. Each strategy is explained in real terms and demonstrated through examples.

How do you want your reader to respond to what you write? How can you get that response? This book shows you how.

"Bang!" has been a good read. (D.Dericotte)

(e-book, PDF, 51 full-size pages, $9.95)

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These are books and resources in our bookshelves. We cannot guarantee that they will serve your purposes, but we have found them useful. They will make good complements to the resouces described above.


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