Word bytes : writing in the information society / Carolyne Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Carolyne, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

English language--Style.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiii, 299 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 profiles, newspaper articles and blog posts—is covered in Word Bytes. The contributions from other professional writers, magazine and newspaper journalists through to a blogger and web-editor, will inspire and teach all those who want to learn to recognise and produce word bytes—writing that gets noticed and read in a world of information overload.

Contents:

Intro

halftitle

Title

dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Introduction

1. Beginning with the Blank Screen

2. Controlling the 'Word Bytes': Grammar

3. Speaking Personally in Print or Pixels

4. Where 'Word Bytes' Started

5. Editing in the Information Society

6. 'Word Bytes' for Magazines

7. Travelling 'Word Bytes'

8. Opinionated 'Word Bytes'

9. Reviewing Books in the Information Society

10. 'Word Bytes' on the Arts

11. Fictional 'Word Bytes'

12.Corporate 'Word Bytes'

13. 'Word Bytes' for the World Wide Web

14. Researching and Reporting in the Information Society

15. Marketing Your 'Word Bytes'

Appendices

1. Personal Narrative Article: 'And Another Thing'

2. Personal Narrative Article: 'Strangers in the House'

3. Personal Narrative Article:

4. Personal Narrative Article: 'Going Home'

5. Letter to the Editor

6. Tribute Essay: 'The World of Soap Operas'

7. Magazine Feature Article:

8. Travel Article: Morocco: as Seen (Not) on TV

9. Travel Article: 'Candle Power'

10. Op-ed Article:

11. Book Review: Selected Poems by Les Murray

12. Arts Review: 'Canon Fodder'

13. Researched Article:

14. Sample Tax Invoice

Bibliography and Texts Cited

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780522859980

0522859984

OCLC:

1493611708