Roger's rhetoric

Roger W. Smith's observations about the craft of writing and principles of rhetoric, derived from his professional experience and his study, reading, and training.

bad writing
criticisms of my writing (my responses to same, and what can be learned therefrom)
effectiveness
epistolary (letter writing as a genre; letters as examples of good writing)
examples of good writing
footnotes, references
good vs. bad writing; also, bad writing per se (examined for heuristic purposes)
grammar
how a writer builds a piece
impoverished (deficient) rhetoric; bombastic speech or writing
journalism (examined as writing)
language (vocabulary, usage)
language in the abstract as it pertains to writing, political correctness (PC)
language per se
learning to write
lessons that can be learned from an examination of writings
metaphor
miscellaneous
my credo (as a writer)
my training, experience, and lessons re writing
my writing (as regarded and evaluated by myself)
Old English
political correctness. language policing
punctuation, comma splices
purple prose?
rhetoric
sports writing
style manuals
style; principles of writing
the craft of writing
the English language
the writing process
tone; emotional content (presence or lack thereof)
usage, vocabulary (in this context, e.g., formal versus informal) and as it pertains to influences and vocabulary, speech patterns drawn upon, employed
vocabulary
why I have developed this site
wording
writing and the question of readers' sensitivities; dealing with plus objections arising from political correctness (PC)
writing tips

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