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Constance Hale gets her own section because I love her book, <u>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385346891/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385346891&linkCode=as2&tag=jansrev0b-20&linkId=ZQJLAJYTP7YLXPTE Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose]</u>. The book is very practical and well organized enough to serve as a reference. Each section includes snippets from some classic authors that provide excellent contextual examples of a given idea she's explaining. It's a book plan to reread several times just to keep all its contents fresh in my head. | Constance Hale gets her own section because I love her book, <u>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385346891/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385346891&linkCode=as2&tag=jansrev0b-20&linkId=ZQJLAJYTP7YLXPTE Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose]</u>. The book is very practical and well organized enough to serve as a reference. Each section includes snippets from some classic authors that provide excellent contextual examples of a given idea she's explaining. It's a book plan to reread several times just to keep all its contents fresh in my head. | ||
| − | I also read her other book, <u>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393347052/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393347052&linkCode=as2&tag=jansrev0b-20&linkId=EWZ6BU5XL4QZRFTZ Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing]</u>. While I also enjoyed it, it was much drier and didn't provide as much practical information for a novice writer like myself. It has a large section dedicated to specific misused verbs, which was a little too specific for my level but probably appropriate for beginning editors. | + | I also read her other book, <u>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393347052/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393347052&linkCode=as2&tag=jansrev0b-20&linkId=EWZ6BU5XL4QZRFTZ Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing]</u>. While I also enjoyed it, it was much drier and didn't provide as much practical information for a novice writer like myself. It has a large section dedicated to specific misused verbs, which was a little too specific for my level but probably appropriate for beginning editors. I did find myself giggling at some of the bizarre and powerful prose she's included throughout the book. |
In general I found myself agreeing to most of her suggestions. She emphasizes short, to-the-point sentences with strong verbs. <u>Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch</u> in particular demonstrates the intricacies of verbs in the English language. She has a [http://sinandsyntax.com/ blog] and [https://twitter.com/sinandsyntax twitter account] where she regularly posts interesting tidbits on writing. | In general I found myself agreeing to most of her suggestions. She emphasizes short, to-the-point sentences with strong verbs. <u>Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch</u> in particular demonstrates the intricacies of verbs in the English language. She has a [http://sinandsyntax.com/ blog] and [https://twitter.com/sinandsyntax twitter account] where she regularly posts interesting tidbits on writing. | ||
Revision as of 07:43, 30 July 2014
In the last few years I've become very interested in art of writing. Below are a collection of random sources I've been learning from.
Constance Hale
Constance Hale gets her own section because I love her book, Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose. The book is very practical and well organized enough to serve as a reference. Each section includes snippets from some classic authors that provide excellent contextual examples of a given idea she's explaining. It's a book plan to reread several times just to keep all its contents fresh in my head.
I also read her other book, Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing. While I also enjoyed it, it was much drier and didn't provide as much practical information for a novice writer like myself. It has a large section dedicated to specific misused verbs, which was a little too specific for my level but probably appropriate for beginning editors. I did find myself giggling at some of the bizarre and powerful prose she's included throughout the book.
In general I found myself agreeing to most of her suggestions. She emphasizes short, to-the-point sentences with strong verbs. Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch in particular demonstrates the intricacies of verbs in the English language. She has a blog and twitter account where she regularly posts interesting tidbits on writing.
