num_pages: 304
description: 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 writingand writing wellalso 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 youll 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 professional techniques and develop your skills one step at a time. The result? Your ability to craft excellent sentences will become second natureand those sentences will hold your readers spellbound page after page. Get this book and profit from it!Ursula K. Le Guin Barbara Baigs 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 magazines top ten nonfiction books of 2010Spellbinding Sentencesis 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 Masterpiecehttp://www.barbarabaig.com/works.htm
language: English
title: Spellbinding Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers
publisher:  F+W Media