Vassallo has 25 years of experience teaching writing in corporate, academic, and government environments. Here, he offers a combination of practical techniques and inspiration for writing on deadline in all sorts of work-related situations and environments, employing the characters Speedy Didi and Mopey Moe to demonstrate effective and ineffective techniques and attitudes. He offers seven idea generators to jumpstart the writing process, then suggests an attitude that prizes volume and momentum over perfection during the writing process itself. He also gives advice on controlling the writing environment, describes habits of productive writers, and provides five-, ten-, and 20-minute fixes for improving a document, illustrated with case studies and examples. The final section has suggestions for maintaining writing productivity, prioritizing work, and preventing emergencies. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)