Within Reach is a book designed to appeal to and meet the needs of a wide range of readers in many different situations. The writing process in each chapter presents concepts one step at a time, from pre-writing through revising and editing, enabling writers to follow along with ease. The eight chapters are arranged to provide a smooth, step-by-step transition from writing informal paragraphs to writing a short essay. Step-by-step explanations in both Writing sections and Sentence and Grammar Skills sections of every chapter ensures readers' understanding and examples of proofreading and sentences-combining in each Sentence and Grammar Skills section provide additional instances of the types of writing covered in each chapter. For anyone who wishes to improve upon their writing skills.