300 Days of Better Writing – A Daily Handbook for Improving your Writing

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.

Expert writing advice and instruction by David Bowman, owner and chief editor of Precise Edit. Bowman brings over 19 years of editing and writing experience to 300 Days of Better Writing, a must-read, must-use writing guide with 300 no-nonsense, practical writing strategies.

300 Days of Better Writing covers writing mechanics, clarity, organization, style, impact, persuasion–and much, much more. No fancy terminology, no fluff, no cute stories. Just 300 answers to the question: “How can I write better?”

Organized for daily writing instruction. Contains topic index.
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If you have been looking for a practical yet innovative writing guide, you have found it! Uniquely organized into bite-sized pieces of information, this is a book you will want to keep on your desk. (Marie McGhee, Program Supervisor for Professional Skills and Development, University of New Mexico Division of Continuing Education)

Anyone who works through this book steadily is guaranteed by the end to stand ahead of the competition. Besides being packed with valuable information, the topical index also makes it a valuable reference work. As someone who has worked with words his entire career, I highly recommend David Bowman’s 300 Days of Better Writing. (Will Reichard, Crosscut Communications)

300 Days of Better Writing is an essential writing guide and desktop resource for the busy business professional – practical, easy to follow, and time saving. (Marc Witkowski, Director of Business Development, HealthFront)

…a dose of daily advice with enough variety and wisdom to make the tips stick … Big words and concepts don’t seem nearly as intimidating when broken down into bite-sized chunks and delivered with accuracy and clarity … This is the book that will carefully lead you, day by day, to improved writing. (John Upchurch, Amazon Reviewer)

After 40 years in education, as a teacher, professional development trainer, and co-owner of a tutoring company, I wish I had 300 Days of Better Writing as a resource. These easy-to-understand, common sense guidelines to better and improved writing do not read like a text book. The examples are full of humor and reflect real life communication . . . It is about time we have a writing and communication book of this caliber. (Elizabeth Ethelbah, Education consultant)

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