SKU: GI.G-10499
How to Write with
Clarity. Composed by
Darrel Walters. Music
Education. 264 pages. GIA
Publications #10499.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10499).
ISBN
9781622775958.
This
book is a
straightforward,
practical, easy-to-use
tool to improve writing.
Author Darrel Walters
draws from his experience
reading tens of thousands
of pages as a university
professor to create an
essential reference and
guide. Simple, Brief, and
Precise is destined to
become a highly valued
companion to anyone
aiming to make better use
of the English language.
As a business
transformation specialist
working with Fortune 100
companies, I see writing
deficiencies cost
businesses time and
money. Colleagues may
skim and skip some
written communications
because of the
difficulties they
present, but
they’ll read every
word of yours after you
heed the advice in
Simple, Brief, and
Precise—a
practical, accessible,
first-rate guide.
—Mahesh Rao
(maheshcrao.com), Â
 Author of Front
Runners (CA) Effective
and
professionally-written
communications to our
various stakeholders are
paramount to our
organization’s
objectives. DVRPC staff
must take complex,
technical planning
studies and present them
to the public in a clear,
simple way. Simple,
Brief, and Precise is a
comprehensive resource
that is engaging,
informative, and
immediately useable. It
continues to be a
treasured resource.
—Beth Wichser,
Human Resources Manager
  Delaware Valley
Regional Planning
Commission (DVRPC)
Simple, Brief, and
Precise has been a
mainstay for our students
and a guiding light for
the narrative in all our
publications. This
streamlined writing guide
is an outstanding tool
for anyone wanting to
clean up and clarify what
goes onto the page. In
short, Darrel
Walters’ writing
advice is accessible,
practical, and—so
far as we are
concerned—indispen
sable. —Richard F.
Grunow, PhD, and
Christopher D. Azzara,
PhD, Â Â Eastman
School of Music,
Co-authors of Jump Right
In: The Instrumental
Series Darrel Walters
earned a PhD from the
University of Michigan,
advised masters and
doctoral students at
Temple University for 24
years, and now presents
writing seminars for
business professionals
and university students
and faculty. Simple,
Brief, and Precise is the
product of his relentless
pursuit of an efficient
and compelling way to
cultivate clear
writing.