{"product_id":"sin-and-syntax-how-to-craft-wicked-good-prose-9780385346894","title":"Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fully revised and updated edition with writing prompts and challenges in every chapter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday'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 writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With its crisp, witty tone, \u003cb\u003eSin and Syntax \u003c\/b\u003ecovers grammar's ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use--Gasp --interjections or when to pepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing. Discover how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *Distinguish between words that are \"pearls\" and words that are \"potatoes\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Avoid \"couch potato thinking\" and \"commitment phobia\" when choosing verbs \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Use literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and metaphor (and understand what you're doing) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everyone needs to know how to write stylish prose--students, professionals, and seasoned writers alike. \u003cb\u003eWhether 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstance Hale\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including three on writing: \u003ci\u003eSin and Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e; V\u003ci\u003eex, Hex, Smash, Smooch\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWired Style\u003c\/i\u003e, the one-of-a-kind guide to online English usage and geekspeak that was hailed by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e as \"\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Manual of Style\u003c\/i\u003e for the Millennium.\" A former editor at \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003e Hale has written for numerous publications including the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Microsoft Network.\u003c\/i\u003e She has created maverick writing courses for people of all ages, including a popular seminar called \"Grammar for Grownups,\" and currently teaches at U.C. Berkeley. She lives in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460166390034,"sku":"9780385346894","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_95c9f808-9765-4d77-9d15-673c29d020ed.jpg?v=1730031933","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sin-and-syntax-how-to-craft-wicked-good-prose-9780385346894","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}