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Word Bytes: Writing in the Information Society
Carolyn Lee
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Description for Word Bytes: Writing in the Information Society
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Words matter. And good writing matters. Especially in the information society, in which more writing than ever is disseminated and read. There may be a lot of dross out there, but we can also find writing that stands out from the rest. It lodges in our heads because of its simplicity and style, and because it says something worth reading. This is 'word byte' writing, a term that Carolyne Lee coins, defines and explains in this book, and which she and her contributors encourage their readers to achieve.
A wide range of genres of public and professional writing—including magazine ... Read more
Words matter. And good writing matters. Especially in the information society, in which more writing than ever is disseminated and read. There may be a lot of dross out there, but we can also find writing that stands out from the rest. It lodges in our heads because of its simplicity and style, and because it says something worth reading. This is 'word byte' writing, a term that Carolyne Lee coins, defines and explains in this book, and which she and her contributors encourage their readers to achieve.
A wide range of genres of public and professional writing—including magazine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522856651
SKU
V9780522856651
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99-50
About Carolyn Lee
Carolyne Lee is a writer, teacher and researcher who has written for newspapers, books, e-zines, educational curricula, scholarly journals and blogs. She has taught writing for more than twenty years, and in that time has seen many of her students break into print (and pixels), gain good jobs in the media and in other organisations, and even become teachers themselves. ... Read more
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