In February 2006, Danny Iny published Ordinary Miracles - Harness the power of writing and get your point across!, a book about communicating effectively in writing. It's informative and fun to read, with a five star () rating on Amazon.com and elsewhere.

Table of Contents and Sample Chapters

Dedication

Reading and writing are probably the most fundamental skills that I possess, and I learned them both from my parents.

This book is dedicated to Ruthy Daniel, my mother, and Mayer Iny, my father.

Contents

THE GREATEST INVENTION
Why this book?
Who is this book for?
A note on technical skills

CMP - THE INVERSE TRIAD
Mechanics - why they matter and when they don't
Presentation
Content, Organization, Language - a better model

CONTENT
Write what you know or know what you write?
Brainstorming
Content in academic writing
Thesis... making a statement
Plagiarism

ORGANIZATION
From thought to paper...
Headings... breaking a written work into itty-bitty pieces
The dummy sentence
'Writer's block' and free writing

LANGUAGE
Limited space in memory
Multiple meanings
Punctuation
Sentence fragments
Rhythm, tone and flow
'Single quotes'
Repetition and broken rhythm
Active vs. Passive verbs
Don't be so negative!
Phonetically 'tight'
Gutsy (but respectful) writing
Language in academic writing

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
A little history
How to choose and when to use the Big Words
New words
Ands, Ors and Buts
Onomatopoeia

AN ORDINARY MIRACLE
Writing as discovery
Writing as communication
The writing process
Writing creatively vs. 'creative' writing
The Mad Creative Believer vs. the Doubting Critical Judge - a false dichotomy
Writing is rewriting

WRITING 'EXERCISES'