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Spellbinding Sentences

A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers

A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers

By Barbara Baig

By Barbara Baig

By Barbara Baig

By Barbara Baig

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Category: Reference

Category: Reference

Paperback $19.99

Aug 07, 2015 | ISBN 9781599639154

Ebook $14.99

Jul 10, 2015 | ISBN 9781599639208

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    About Spellbinding Sentences

    Elevate Your Writing From So-So To Spectacular!

    Great writing requires more than an original idea, compelling characters, or a scintillating plot. An author needs all of these to be successful, but writing–and writing well–also demands an entirely different skill set.

    Spellbinding Sentences arms you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language. In this book, you'll learn the different qualities of words and the many ways those words can be combined to create sentences that hook readers. You'll emulate sentences from your favorite writers, practice proven techniques, and develop your skills one step at a time. The result? Your ability to craft excellent sentences will become second nature–and those sentences will hold your readers spellbound, page after page.

    "Barbara Baig's Spellbinding Sentences is a tribute to the pleasure and vitality of the English language. Never prescriptive and always clear, this enlightening book is sure to help all those wishing to add grace and strength to their writing." —Jane Brox, award-winning author of Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light, one of TIME magazine's top ten nonfiction books of 2010

    "Spellbinding Sentences is sophisticated and down-to-earth at the same time. Barbara Baig has distilled decades of experience into this wise book." —Edward Dolnick, New York Times best-selling author of The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

    About Spellbinding Sentences

    Elevate Your Writing From So-So To Spectacular!

    Great writing requires more than an original idea, compelling characters, or a scintillating plot. An author needs all of these to be successful, but writing–and writing well–also demands an entirely different skill set.

    Spellbinding Sentences arms you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language. In this book, you'll learn the different qualities of words and the many ways those words can be combined to create sentences that hook readers. You'll emulate sentences from your favorite writers, practice proven techniques, and develop your skills one step at a time. The result? Your ability to craft excellent sentences will become second nature–and those sentences will hold your readers spellbound, page after page.

    "Barbara Baig's Spellbinding Sentences is a tribute to the pleasure and vitality of the English language. Never prescriptive and always clear, this enlightening book is sure to help all those wishing to add grace and strength to their writing." —Jane Brox, award-winning author of Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light, one of TIME magazine's top ten nonfiction books of 2010

    "Spellbinding Sentences is sophisticated and down-to-earth at the same time. Barbara Baig has distilled decades of experience into this wise book." —Edward Dolnick, New York Times best-selling author of The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

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    About Barbara Baig

    Barbara Baig is a writer whose passion is teaching writing. She created the position of Writing Instructor at The Divinity School at Harvard University, where she taught for two decades. She now teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing… More about Barbara Baig

    About Barbara Baig

    Barbara Baig is a writer whose passion is teaching writing. She created the position of Writing Instructor at The Divinity School at Harvard University, where she taught for two decades. She now teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing… More about Barbara Baig

    Product Details

    Category: Reference

    Paperback | $19.99
    Published by Writer’s Digest Books
    Aug 07, 2015 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9781599639154

    Category: Reference

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Writer’s Digest Books
    Jul 10, 2015 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9781599639208

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    Praise

    "Professional writing teacher Barbara Baig presents Spellbinding Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence & Captivating Readers lives up to its title as a practical guide improving one's writing through study, practice, and learning from quality models. Chapters cover both nuts and bolts of syntax and advanced strategies of composition, with a wealth of demonstrative examples throughout. "Just like athletes and musicians, writers can break down the complex activity of writing into its component skills; we can practice each skill on its own, then combine it with others." Filled cover to cover with tips, tricks, techniques, and useful advice, Spellbinding Sentences is a "must-have" for aspiring writers everywhere! Also highly recommended is Barbara Baig's previous book, How to Be a Writer: Building Your Creative Skills Through Practice and Play." –Library Bookwatch, September 2015

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