Everybody Needs an Editor
The Essential Guide to Clear and Effective Writing
Melissa Harris author Jenn Bane author Mark Jacob editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Published:12th Sep '24
£14.99
This title is due to be published on 12th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Wedding toasts, website copy, social media posts, even holiday cards—you’ll become a sharper everyday writer with this witty and comprehensive guide to clearer, better communication.
You’ll never write an email the same way after reading Everybody Needs an Editor, a game-changing guide to sharp, attention-getting writing. The authors use their decades of real-life journalism and marketing expertise to demonstrate the WTFF technique: Writing, Topping, Formatting, and Fixing.
You’ll learn how to eviscerate your own writing—and enjoy doing so. You’ll learn to create must-click subject lines, cut jargon, and write emails that people will actually read and remember.
If you’ve ever felt nervous to hit a “submit” button, this book is for you.
"Tightly written. Every delightful page will make you a better writer". —Mignon Fogarty, New York Times bestseller and creator of the Grammar Girl podcast
"This book is about more than how to be a better writer at work. It's about how to be a better human at work. It will stop you from making stupid mistakes that will get you fired."—Michael Muser, co-owner, two-Michelin-starred Ever, and host of the podcast, Amuzed: A Podcast for Geniuses
"This book will make you a more confident and compelling communicator, and it might just make you a more successful boss, employee, teacher, student, or friend. Everybody Needs an Editor should be on everybody’s bookshelf." —Tim Franklin, Senior Associate Dean, Professor and John M. Mutz Chair in Local News at Medill
“Clear-eyed and razor-sharp, this book is a must-have for any writer aged 17 to 70.”—Jonah Berger, Wharton Professor and Bestselling Author of Contagious
"God I love this book. I've been teaching editing classes since the dawn of time. And one of the first things I teach my college students is how to write an email to a professor or boss. Writing professionally is such a valuable skill, and this book is the best tour guide." —Mike Reilley, journalism professor and author of The Journalist's Toolbox and Data + Journalism
ISBN: 9781668017296
Dimensions: 213mm x 140mm x 15mm
Weight: 351g
256 pages