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WRITING MADE EASY: JUST THE BASICS TIMOTHY SHARKEY Writing Made Easy:
Just the Basics explains how to make
writing easy. It provides a “just-the-basics”
approach to writing and it eliminates the
complicated information that gets in the way.
It includes expert definitions and helpful
examples of what is really needed in writing –
with professional scholarship and a literary
sensibility – from an author who has taught
English
Preface to WRITING MADE EASY: JUST THE BASICS TIMOTHY SHARKEY The good
information about writing should be easy to find
in one book. It should not be hard to find in
several different books, or on several different
websites, or in 800-page English 101 textbooks.
It should be easy to read and easy to understand
as well. It should not be complicated or
technical or burdensome or discouraging.
Introduction to WRITING MADE EASY: JUST THE BASICS TIMOTHY SHARKEY “Simplify! Simplify!
Simplify!” is what I always told my students about
their writing in my English 101 and English 102
classes in college. I told my students to follow
the wisdom of the KISS acronym (as in Keep It
Simple, Stupid). I told my students to follow the
“Less is more” philosophy of Mies van der Rohe
because less is more effective than more.
Contents of WRITING MADE EASY: JUST THE BASICS TIMOTHY SHARKEY Preface
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Introduction 3 Chapter 1: Writing Basics 8 Components of Composition 8 Grammar 10 Syntax 11 WRITING TERMS EVERY WRITER SHOULD KNOW from Writing Made Easy: Just the Basics TIMOTHY SHARKEY
BOMBASTIC (L bombyc cotton, silk,
as in the cotton padding of
shoulders in coats): inflated, padded, overblown
language. For example, “Chicago’s nickname of
‘The Windy City’ came from its bombastic
politicians, not its skyscrapers.”
CLICHE (F cliché stereotype): an expression so overused it is no longer effective. For example, “You're as busy as a bee.” “I slept like a baby.” HOW TO USE WHOM CORRECTLY from Writing Made Easy: Just the Basics TIMOTHY SHARKEY Using
the word whom in a sentence can be
challenging for most people. In fact, most people
avoid using the word whom altogether. They
just use the word who all the time, which
is perfectly acceptable. As a matter of fact, whom
may be considered stilted or academic or
ostentatious, and some people in some places may
take umbrage at its use.
THE ALPHABET'S ORIGIN from Writing Made Easy: Just the Basics TIMOTHY SHARKEY The English language
today uses Roman letters from the Roman alphabet.
It also uses Arabic numbers from the Arab world.
Most of the different languages of Europe –
Italian, Spanish, French and German, etc.
– use the Roman letters from the Roman alphabet.
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MOREDIALECTICS from Writing Made Easy: Just the Basics TIMOTHY SHARKEY Dialectics in philosophy (not to be
confused with a dialect in language, as in a
southern dialect in American English) involves a
thesis (i.e., a person’s opinion about
something), an antithesis (another person’s
disagreement with that person), and their
interaction, which produces a higher synthesis of
thought. The basic
READ MORE INTERVIEW WITH TIMOTHY SHARKEY Published on Smashwords 2022-04-30 Why did you write Writing
Made Easy: Just the Basics?
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MOREI wanted the general public to have access to my information about writing and not just the students in my English 101 and English 102 classes in college. I wanted to show people how easy writing can be. ASK THE AUTHOR: TIMOTHY SHARKEY Published on Goodreads 05-05-2022 What’s your advice for aspiring
writers?
Timothy Sharkey: Master the language as much as possible. Good writing requires good sentences. Never write a bad (or incorrect) sentence. Make your sentences flow smoothly with music and rhythm. Study the masters. Write with precision—like Shakespeare. READ MORE REVIEWS Student Evaluations & Teacher Observations from Professor Timothy Sharkey's English 101 class and his other college classes “Professor Sharkey changed my
mind on how to approach writing. He made
everything seem so simple. I remember in the
beginning of the class, he stressed keeping our
sentences short and to the point. I had never
had a teacher tell me something so simple, yet
so effective. . . . Professor Sharkey has shown
me that anyone can be a good writer.”
READ MORE LATIN TERMS FOR WRITERS a partial list from Writing Made Easy: Just the Basics TIMOTHY SHARKEY
A POSTERIORI (L a posteriori from the
latter): known only after something has been
observed: known from experience. For example, “It
was not easily proven a priori but it was
easily demonstrated a posteriori.” (A
posteriori is the reverse of a priori.)
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