1．Writing in the Professional World 1
2．Nervous Grumblings About Writing 7
3．What Is an Acceptable Essay? 12
4．Your Thesis Sentence 19
5．Finding Your Writing Process 26
6．Building a Strong Essay 30
7．Writing to Discover 37
8．The Parts of an Essay 43
9．Introductions Are Not All the Same 47
10．Something of Substance to Say 54
11．Speaking of Voice 60
12．Organizing Your Essay 67
13．The Chronological Approach 74
14．Comparing and Contrasting 81
15．Dealing with the Opposition 87
16．Look at Your Audience 93
17．Writing with Others 99
18．Standing Above Our Defenses 105
19．A Healthy Body Paragraph 110
20．Doctoring a Sickly Body Paragraph 115
21．Good Writing Is Good Thinking 122
22．Good Writing Is Good Development 127
23．Finding the Right Word 134
24．Writing Concretely 140
25．Mephobia:An Eye for a Ewe 145
26．Moving Out 151
EDITING MATTERS 153
INDEX 189
Proofreader's Marks 193
Quick Reference Guide to Editing Matters 194