Download or read book A Wordsmith s Work written by Mark R. Weaver and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders, business owners or people who want to get things done effectively need strong writing communications skills. This book offers useful insights into how to make your writing more persuasive and memorable. These are the tips, advice points, and examples of an expert communicator. Whether it''s persuading through newspaper "op-eds," speeches, or even during crisis communications, "A Wordsmith''s Work" will improve the success of your message and enhance the reputation of your chosen messenger. Author Mark Weaver has counseled thousands of clients all across America. He worked one-on-one with the Great Communicator himself, President Ronald Reagan. NBC News in Charlotte, North Carolina called Weaver "one of the nation''s foremost experts in crisis communications." His weapon of choice: powerful words. Words that persuade, inspire, and amuse. That''s why Mark Weaver is sought out by corporate leaders, university presidents, and public officials all across America for high-level counsel on how to communicate better. Weaver''s spot-on use of words that move people and change minds is on display throughout this book. Here are just a few examples: Describing his early work as a writer for hire: "The prose was workmanlike and passable for the tasks I was assigned. Some projects were fun to write. Others felt like ten miles of bad road." Pointing out the need to have a different viewpoint before writing an op-ed: "Op-eds advancing the conventional wisdom don''t offer anything interesting to the readers of newspapers. We all agree motherhood is a good thing. Everyone wants to thank our troops for their service. The duck-billed platypus is sadly misunderstood. Thus, op-eds about those topics are less likely to be published." Advising readers how to deal with an ambush interview from a TV news crew: "In old western movies, the good guy wore a white hat and the bad guy wore a black one. This basic narrative is in play during every ambush scenario. It''s important for the principal to remember that it''s not enough to be the good guy; it''s equally important to act like the good guy." Lamenting the difficulty of writing: "Each time a notion pesters me into action and I finally sit down to square off against a menacing blank screen and toothy keyboard, I boldly aspire yet again to the calling of wordsmith. This book chronicles those journeys of composition." When you read "A Wordsmith''s Work," you''ll be moved, persuaded, and you may even laugh out loud. If you''re interested in more effective speeches, news media relations, or communications, then this is the book for you. Perhaps this book and its author''s perspective is best summed up by U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson, who wrote the edition''s forward. Johnson''s key point: "There''s no more apt term to describe Mark Weaver than what''s reflected in the title of this book - he is truly a ''wordsmith.'' He''s a master at understanding the cultural, societal, and media influences of the day. He takes that knowledge and crafts a message that cuts through the confusion, so people see the clear truth." Praise for "A Wordsmith''s Work" National Fraternal Order of Police President Chuck Canterbury: "While Mark Weaver has used his considerable skills as a wordsmith to defend crime victims and law enforcement officers all across America, the tips and examples in this book can help everyone communicate better." U.S. Congressman Brad Wenstrup: "This collection of Mark Weaver''s work shows his innate ability to capture the art of messaging. By combining logic, facts, and, often, humor, Mark hits home with his audience." Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery: "Rich and thoughtful commentary on major issues of the last three decades, this book and its author reflect a depth of experience and thought that make it well worth reading!"

Download or read book The Wordsmiths written by Meenakshi Sharma and published by Katha. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 5 scintillating interviews that capture the magic and the mystery of the world of the contemporary Indian writer. U R Anantha Murthy, Bhupen Khakhar, Mahasweta Devi, Krishna Sobti and M T Vasudevan Nair offer insights into the art and craft of writing, share their hopes and fears and reveal that unique creative urge which makes their work what it is.

Download or read book The List written by Patricia Forde and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The fantasy book of the year."-Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl A 2018 Notable Children's Books Selection! You are The Wordsmith now. Are you ready for the challenge? The city of Ark is the last safe place on Earth. To make sure humans are able to survive, everyone in Ark must speak List, a language of only 500 words. Everyone that is, except Letta. As apprentice to the Wordsmith, Letta can read all the words that have ever existed. Forbidden words like freedom, music, and even pineapple tell her about a world she's never known. One day her master disappears and the leaders of Ark tell Letta she is the new Wordsmith and must shorten List to fewer and fewer words. Then Letta meets a teenage boy who somehow knows all the words that have been banned. Letta's faced with a dangerous choice: sit idly by and watch language slowly slip away or follow a stranger on a path to freedom...or banishment.

Download or read book Wordsmiths and Warriors written by David Crystal and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary Crystal drove thousands of miles to produce this fascinating combination of English-language history and travelogue, from locations in south-east Kent to the Scottish lowlands, and from south-west Wales to the East Anglian coast. David provides the descriptions and linguistic associations, Hilary the full-colour photographs. They include a guide for anyone wanting to follow in their footsteps but arrange the book to reflect the chronology of the language. This starts with the Anglo-Saxon arrivals in Kent and in the places that show the earliest evidence of English. It ends in London with the latest apps for grammar. In between are intimate encounters with the places associated with such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth; the biblical Wycliffe and Tyndale; the dictionary compilers Cawdrey, Johnson, and Murray; dialect writers, elocutionists, and grammarians, and a host of other personalities. Among the book's many joys are the diverse places that allow warriors such as Byrhtnoth and King Alfred to share pages with wordsmiths like Robert Burns and Tim Bobbin, and the unexpected discoveries that enliven every stage of the authors' epic journey.

Download or read book The Battle of the Wordsmiths written by Chief Ibukun Olatunji and published by Suryastra. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wordsmiths and the Warguild written by Hugh Cook and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Togura Poulaan, a questing hero whether he liked it or not, is precipitated into a series of adventures in a world which includes dragons, sea serpents, war, wild tribes and the wizard Hostaja Sken-Pitilkin, lord of the island of Drum. A fast-paced fantasy novel published in the USA as two volumes, THE QUESTING HERO and THE HERO'S RETURN.

Download or read book Wordsmith written by Janie B. Cheaney and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Keats Shakespeare and Other Wordsmiths written by Jennifer Fandel and published by The Creative Company. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at selected poets throughout history, from William Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney, and how they have influenced successive generations.

Download or read book A Word A Day written by Anu Garg and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!" -Barbara Wallraff Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court Praise for A Word a Day "AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories. The people who use them have curious stories to tell too, and this collection incorporates some of the correspondence received by the editors at the AWAD site, from advice on how to outsmart your opponent in a duel (or even a truel) to a cluster of your favorite mondegreens." -John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary "A banquet of words! Feast and be nourished!" -Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language Written by the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (www.wordsmith.org), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words will delight writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. The words are grouped in intriguing categories that range from "Portmanteaux" to "Words That Make the Spell-Checker Ineffective." each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example-and many feature fascinating and hilarious commentaries by A Word A Day subscribers and the authors.

Download or read book Storyteller s Card Game written by Mrs Wordsmith and published by Mrs Wordsmith Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you have the words to describe getting stuck in the fridge? An attention-seeking unicorn? A dangerously spicy sauce? Boost kids’ creative writing vocabulary with our hilarious new Storyteller’s Card Game! Our Storyteller's Card Game teaches kids rich, descriptive vocabulary to help them write brilliant stories. -Enjoyed by the whole family -300 word cards, hilariously illustrated by our team of Hollywood artists -200 story prompts to fire kids’ imaginations -Developed with childhood literacy experts -Guaranteed to make the whole family explode with laughter. May the best storyteller win! Playing Storyteller’s Card Game is simple: players take turns to be the Master Storyteller. The Master Storyteller takes a Words For… card and reads it aloud. The other players each pick the word card in their hand that they think best fits the scenario. The Master Storyteller decides which word card is the best - whether it's the funniest, scariest, or simply the most disgusting. Whoever put down the winning card gets to keep the story card. The first person to collect five story cards wins! What are Storytelling Words? The words in this game were chosen to help children write brilliant stories, excel at school and in life. Storyteller’s Card Game features 300 storytelling words, carefully curated into six themes - Character, Settings, Taste and Smell, Action, Emotion, and Weather. It was developed with childhood literacy experts and with word selection informed by cutting-edge machine learning.

Download or read book The Business of Words written by Crispin Thurlow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business of Words examines the practices of ‘high-end’ language workers or wordsmiths where we find words being professionally designed, institutionally managed, and, inevitably, objectified for status and profit. Aligned with existing work on language and political economy in critical sociolinguistics and discourse studies, the volume offers a novel, complementary insight into the relatively elite practices of language workers such as advertisers, dialect coaches, publishers, judges, translators, public relations officers, fine artists, journalists, and linguists themselves. In fact, the book considers what academics might learn about language from other wordsmiths, opening a space for ‘dialogue’ between those researching language and those who also stake a claim to linguistic expertise and a way with words. Bringing together an array of leading international scholars from the cognate fields of discourse studies, sociolinguistics, and linguistic anthropology, this book is an essential resource for researchers, advanced undergraduate, and postgraduate students of English language, linguistics and applied linguistics, communication and media studies, and anthropology.

Download or read book Storyteller s Word a Day written by Mrs. Wordsmith and published by Mrs Wordsmith Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, flip the page and discover a new, hilariously illustrated word that will take your child's storytelling to the next level. Storyteller's Word a Day is packed with discerning data and insight on how to get the most out of every word. Set it on the breakfast table, talk about it together, tell stories, and create a daily word-learning habit that will take kids' storytelling to another planet. Hardcover with spiral binding for easy viewing by kids and parents.

Download or read book WordSmith written by Robert Thomas Collins and published by RavensYard Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collins presents a chronicle of journal entries written between 1980 and 1988 by a journalist who worked for Mobil Oil Corporation, which at the time was at the center of the energy crisis. When edited later, the author found his journal also revealed a story of redemption for a father and son.

Download or read book Careers for Wordsmiths written by Andrew Kaplan and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviews with fourteen people who work in careers of interest to young people who like creative writing.

Download or read book The Wordsmith s Tale written by Stephen Edden and published by DB. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with great verve and wit, and bringing to the page the sights, smells and sounds of a tumultuous, often brutal period in English history, this is a timeless tale - still relevant, a thousand years on - of how love, laughter and language are the best defences, when hardship and oppression bear down on you.

Download or read book Dreyer s English written by Benjamin Dreyer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • Paste • Shelf Awareness “Essential (and delightful!)”—People We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to write better. Benjamin Dreyer is here to help. As Random House’s copy chief, Dreyer has upheld the standards of the legendary publisher for more than two decades. He is beloved by authors and editors alike—not to mention his followers on social media—for deconstructing the English language with playful erudition. Now he distills everything he has learned from the myriad books he has copyedited and overseen into a useful guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best prose foot forward. As authoritative as it is amusing, Dreyer’s English offers lessons on punctuation, from the underloved semicolon to the enigmatic en dash; the rules and nonrules of grammar, including why it’s OK to begin a sentence with “And” or “But” and to confidently split an infinitive; and why it’s best to avoid the doldrums of the Wan Intensifiers and Throat Clearers, including “very,” “rather,” “of course,” and the dreaded “actually.” Dreyer will let you know whether “alright” is all right (sometimes) and even help you brush up on your spelling—though, as he notes, “The problem with mnemonic devices is that I can never remember them.” And yes: “Only godless savages eschew the series comma.” Chockful of advice, insider wisdom, and fun facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to everyone who wants to shore up their writing skills, mandatory for people who spend their time editing and shaping other people’s prose, and—perhaps best of all—an utter treat for anyone who simply revels in language. Praise for Dreyer’s English “Playful, smart, self-conscious, and personal . . . One encounters wisdom and good sense on nearly every page of Dreyer’s English.”—The Wall Street Journal “Destined to become a classic.”—The Millions “Dreyer can help you . . . with tips on punctuation and spelling. . . . Even better: He’ll entertain you while he’s at it.”—Newsday

Download or read book Wordsmith Craftsman Grd 10 written by Janie B. Cheaney and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: