by:
LaRocque, Paula

Publisher:
Marion Street Press
Published:December 1, 2000
ISBN:0966517636
Format:Paperback
Pages:212

Description: About the Author
Paula LaRocque is a writing coach and editor at the Dallas Morning News. She is regarded as one of the leading writing coaches and educators in the country, and has given hundreds of writing seminars to newspapers, corporations, associations and other organizations. A television special, "The Writing Coach, With Paula LaRocque," premiered in Dallas in 1993 and aired periodically on PBS stations across the country. Her columns about writing regularly appear in Quill magazine, the APME News and the Dallas Morning News. Championship Writing, which emerged from her columns for Quill magazine, is her first book.

Product Description:
Championship Writing is an easy-to-read guide to becoming a fantastic writer. Each chapter is a concise explanation of one writing challenge, from how to incorporate quotes into your writing to the proper use of "who" and "whom." The chapters are sprinkled with prime examples from some of the best newspaper writers in the country. Anybody who writes as part of his or her work -- either as a journalist, public relations person, business writer or author -- will become a better writer after reading Championship Writing.