Barron's makes writing fun and PAINLESS!
Painless Writing provides lighthearted, step-by-step learning and includes:

• Painless writing techniques with sample writing passages throughout
• Instruction on expressing your thoughts clearly, enlivening your writing with vivid images, and avoiding the dull, passive voice
• Painless tips, common pitfalls, instructive tables,“brain tickler” quizzes and answers throughout each chapter, and more.