Full name: Writing to Be Understood: What Works and Why

Author: Anne Janzer Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Writing Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780999624814 0999624814

Have you ever wondered what makes your favorite nonfiction books so compelling, understandable, or enjoyable to read? Those works connect with you, as a reader. When you recognize what what's happening, you can apply those same methods to your own writing. Writing To Be Understood is the thinking writer's guide to effective nonfiction writing techniques, such as: Using analogies effectively to illustrate unseen concepts Appealing to the reader's innate curiosity Alternating between abstraction and detail in explanations Balancing humility with credibility For each topic, the book combines insights from cognitive science with advice from writers and expert practitioners in fields of psychology, technology, economics, medicine, policy, and more. Whether you're an expert trying to communicate with a mainstream audience or a nonfiction writer hoping to reach more people, Writing to be Understood will help you expand the impact of your words. Similar books: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman On Writing Well by William Zinsser Write. Publish. Repeat. by Sean Platt The Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Becca Puglisi The Naked Truth About Self-Publishing by Jana DeLeon Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne Story by Robert McKee Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle Let's Get Visible by David Gaughran The Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman Impossible Owls by Brian Phillips Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing by Zachary Petit Outlining Your Novel by K. M. Weiland Master Lists for Writers by Bryn Donovan Wired for Story by Lisa Cron