This innovative, humorous writing book from grammar-snobhating June Casagrande shows students and professionals alike how to craft bold, effective, reader-friendly sentences, one after another.
This feisty guide goes beyond punctuation or grammatical correctness to focus on constructing effective, “reader-serving” sentences. Only by paying attention to writing’s unit of meaning—the sentence—will writers be able to create memorable prose. The subject of improving one’s writing at the sentence level is broad enough to appeal to a wide range of writers, yet specific enough to distinguish itself amid the many writing guides on the market. The author’s spunky style and authoritative writing and grammar platform make her a writers’ writer. With chapters on “Conjunctions that Kill” and “Words Gone Wild,” this little guide is the perfect gift for the cheeky wordsmith in your life.
作者簡介
JUNE CASAGRANDE is a journalist and editor who writes the weekly syndicated grammar column “A Word, Please.” The author of Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies and Mortal Syntax, June has studied improvisational comedy with renowned troupes the Groundlings and ComedySportz. She also teaches copyediting. June lives in Pasadena, California, with her husband, four cats, and a whole lot of red pens.