Sin and Syntax How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose

Today's writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American email, 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. With its crisp, witty tone, Sin and Syntax covers 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. 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 is the guide you need to improve your command of the English language.Hale, Constance is the author of 'Sin and Syntax How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose', published 2001 under ISBN 9780767903097 and ISBN 0767903099.