When too tightly leashed, writing chokes and loses its vitality.
Although the rules of composition popularized in William Strunk Jr.
and E. B. White's "Elements of Style have been "de rigueur for
decades, they won't exactly set your writing free.
To the rescue comes "Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant
language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and
former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those
qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep-among them, surprise,
personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on
selections from today's most exciting writers-Jonathan Franzen,
Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens
more-Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose
fresh, forceful, and publishable.
For all types of writing-novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs,
and even e-mail-this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your
words so fetching that readers beg for more.
Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive.
Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club
selections: "The Elements of Editing and "The Elements of
Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have
consistently praised Plotnik's writing for its accuracy, style, and
wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in
practicality.
Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa
Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards
to the American Library Association's book imprint. He also won
numerous honors as editor of ALA's flagship magazine, "American
Libraries.
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