Effective Business & Nonfiction Writing

Jan Yager offers basic guidelines for writing business communications & nonfiction as well as how to get published. A management consultant & seminar leader who has taught writing at Penn State & published 15 well-regarded non-fiction & fiction books, Jan Yager shows, through concrete examples & clear guidelines, how to create business & nonfiction writing that will help anyone to get ahead in his or her career. Whether you want to write a business letter, report, e-mail, memo, or best seller, this authorative book is the place to start. Drawing on her own extensive writing experiences, as well as interviews with other writers, Jan Yager, whose articles have appeared in Parade, The New York Times & other prestigious publications, who is also a business consultant, demystifies the art of using words gracefully & effecitvely. In the second edition of this useful writing book, originally published by Arco with the title How to Write Like a Professional, you will learn how to improve your business & nonfiction writing, including: a self-evaluation to access your current writing skills; the 4 basic steps to effective business or nonfiction writing; how to overcome writer's block; how to craft a style that's right for you & your audience; how to get writing published; time management tips for writing; exercises to hone your writing skills & lots more.Yager, Jan is the author of 'Effective Business & Nonfiction Writing', published 2001 under ISBN 9781889262260 and ISBN 1889262269.