Annotated Bibliography



Annotated Bibliography

Becker, Howard Saul. Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While

You’re Doing It. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998

This source will help me to ensure my paper is written well and my ideas flow logically.

It should be useful also to understand what good writing is from a research perspective.

Brown, Kurt. The True Subject: Writers on Life and Craft. Saint Paul: Graywolf Press,

1993

This book has several different topics and speaks about how the writers think and feel. It will help give my research depth.

Clegg, Cyndia Susan. Critical Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines. New York:

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1988

This will be a useful source because it will help me to understand the dynamics of writing on various levels across various styles. It will also help in my own writing, not just for information.

Conrad, Barnaby. The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction. Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest

Books, 1990

This book is more central to my research thesis. It should help me to make better educated points.

Freeman, Larry. Style Guide for Business and Technical Communication. 3rd ed. Salt

Lake City: Franklin Covey, 1997

I think this will be a good source because it has useful information about how to arrange papers clearly for different purposes. It shows how to lay out data in a logical manner.

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York:

Modern Language Association of America, 2003

This source will be useful both for information as well as writing my paper. It should help ensure that my paper is up to standards.

Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 5th ed. Boston/New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s,

2003

This will be a useful source because it covers standards for writing of all kinds. It explains the rules for various writing and presents it clearly.

Jason, Philip K. Creative Writer’s Handbook. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1990

This should be a good source because it deals with creative writing, which is more relevant to my research paper. It has very helpful information on the creative writing process.

Kennedy, X. J., Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Sylvia A. Holladay. The Bedford Guide

for College Writers. 6th ed. Boston/New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2002

This source helps to explain the process of writing. It should prove useful to my

rhetorical purpose.

Michener, James A. James A. Michener’s Writer’s Handbook: Explorations in Writing

and Publishing. New York: Random House, 1992

This should be a helpful source because it includes many helpful tips for writing. It also has information on how to get your work published.

Reid, Stephen. Purpose and Process: a Reader for Writers. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River:

Prentice Hall, 1997

This book will help me to understand various processes that good writers undertake. It should show an interesting viewpoint on the writing process.

Reinking, James A. Strategies for Successful Writing: a Rhetoric, Research Guide,

Reader, and Handbook. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1999

This book contains many interesting viewpoints from which to write. It will be very helpful in my final research.

Smith, Michael C. Everyday Creative Writing: Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink.

Lincoln: NTC Publishing Group, 1996

This is another source directly related to my topic. It should give some more relevant information for my paper.

Strunk, William. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999

This source should give me some insight on the importance of style in writing. It also contains a chapter on writing by E. B. White, which should prove useful.

Wallace, Robert. Writing Poems. 4th ed. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996

This source will provide me with another style of writing. It could prove an interesting alternative look at good writing.

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