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The HBR Guide to Better Business Writing is a 21-chapter book written by Bryan A Garner and published in 2013 by the HBR Press. The author presents strategies for developing and communicating a clear message, a model for the writing process, guidance on specific writing skills, techniques to engage the reader, and various forms of business communication. Includes examples and detailed suggestions. Chapter 1, Know Why You're Writing (4 pages), explains that focusing on the purpose of the communication will enable the writer to maintain clarity and consistency of tone. The author guides writers in examining each sentence to ensure that it supports the desired outcome. He shows how to address potentially difficult issues without hostility. This chapter is excerpted from ‘The HBR Guide to Better Business Writing'.