Books by Mervin Block

Offers advice, guiding both first-year students and seasoned professionals through the essentials of writing for the ear. With countless scripts collected from writing workshops in newsrooms across the country, this title is studded with insightful - and at times entertaining - comments, suggestions and much-needed corrections.

Collects 345 network scripts that feature problems in grammar, news judgment, broadcast style, and storytelling, not to spotlight sinners, but sins that can be remedied. This title offers corrections, comments, and suggestions for improvement.