About
David Bowman specializes in writing well. With over 20 years of editing experience, Mr. Bowman has a wealth of strategies and advice to help you communicate in writing, connect with your reader, and reach your goals.
David Bowman is the author of 7 books on writing, the popular Precise Edit Training Manual, 300 Days of Better Writing, Zen Comma, Which Word Do I Use?, Bang! Writing with Impact, Concise Guide to Technical and Academic Writing, and Your Writing Companion. In addition to serving as the chief editor of Precise Edit, he is a writing instructor for the University of New Mexico and private writing coach and consultant for many organizations.
Mr. Bowman knows that all people need to write well: it's how we communicate with each other. However, writing is an overlooked skill. He writes books on writing so that others may learn to write-and edit-like a professional. These are more than books on grammar and punctuation. These are books on effective communication through writing.
Written to be practical, they are excellent guides and references for anyone who needs to communicate in writing.
Follow David Bowman's blogs:
300 Days of Better Writing
Precise Edit Blog
Zen Comma
Company Site: Precise Edit
Books and Resources: Hostile Editing
A Dime Is a Sign: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)
Description
<p>A psychic medium once said that if you find a random dime, it is a sign that someone that you have loved and lost is thinking of you.</p><p><strong>A Dime is a Sign Through Time</strong></p><p><em>If you find a dime, </em></p><p><em>You will know that I'm</em></p><p><em>Sending thoughts of love</em></p><p><em>Through the veil of time.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Ten cents with a silver shine, </em></p><p><em>A sense sent you to help remind</em></p><p><em>That someone who left you behind</em></p><p><em>Is always living in your mind.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Sending love and vibes, </em></p><p><em>Felt as psychic sighs ...</em></p><p><em>The ones that you miss, </em></p><p><em>Send you a kiss ...</em></p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon's second book of poetry contains messages written through the years in poetic form that put feelings into words. As a teacher, many of her poems helped counsel troubled teens and friends.</p><p>There are three sections in the book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets, while some are just playing with words!</p><p>Hopefully, this is also a book of healing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of ten, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's books, plus a recent award-winning book of poetry <em>(A Penny for Your Thoughts), </em>which together have received 63 national and international book awards since 2011. She also wrote seven published plays for elementary school children that have been performed in over 25 countries. Most of her children's books emphasize consideration for others. Married for 58 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way!</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
David Bowman wrote the Precise Edit Training Manual as a training guide for Precise Edit's freelance editors, professional editors who needed an extra edge to meet Precise Edit's standards and clients' expectations.
Tired of re-working their work, Mr. Bowman wrote the book to define exactly what makes clear, effective writing and what editors should do to improve writing. He reviewed over 10,000 pages of edited text to identify the most powerful, most often used, strategies.
The result is a guide that will help you use the same writing strategies and fix the most common writing errors. If you do what is in this book, you will write and edit like a professional.
Writers worldwide have purchased this manual, including authors, business professionals, and students. All the feedback has made the same statement. "This book helped me to improve my writing."
Reviews
<p style="color:#800000;">Good advice that many writers should read. (W.W.)<br /><br />I’ve been looking for a good book/ document that deals with common writing problems, and I’m glad to say I’ve found it in your training manual. (Aaron Ng)<br /><br />Written concisely in plain English with examples for each topic, the manual is an incredible and inexpensive tool writers of all abilities should possess. (Gary Hawk)<br /><br />The Precise Edit Training Manual is an excellent reference for any writer keen to communicate not only clearly, but also to ensure correct use of grammar and punctuation. (Pauline)<br /><br />I compliment you on an excellent compilation of expert advice that has uncovered so many avenues of correct writing. (Pam H.)</p>
