Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose-Fast Shipping

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A fully revised and updated edition with writing prompts and challenges in every chapter

Today’s writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it’s the Great American e-mail,Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writingmust jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creativecommunication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone.

With itscrisp, witty tone,
Sin and Syntax covers grammar’s ground rules while revealing countlessunconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use—Gasp!—interjections or when topepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing. Discover how to:

*Distinguish between words that are “pearls” and words that are “potatoes”

*Avoid “couch potato thinking” and “commitment phobia” when choosing verbs

*Use literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and metaphor (and understandwhat you’re doing)

Everyone needs to know how to write stylish prose—students, professionals,and seasoned writers alike.
Whether you’re writing to sell, shock, or just sing,Sin and Syntax—now celebrating 20 years in print—is the guide you need to improve your command of the English language.