This new edition of Painless Writing provides students with a lighthearted, step-by-step approach to understanding writing techniques.

"Learning how to write has never been so easy... or so painless!" --cover. Includes index.

How to use this book --Clean up preposition clutter -- Spice up your writing -- Silence the passive voice -- Reduce nominalizations and activate your writing -- Smooth out your writing -- Harness the power of the comma -- Add rhythm to your writing -- Gremlins in your writing -- The framework for success -- Appendix : Further reading -- Index.