The Anatomy of Prose: 12 Steps to Sensational Sentences Workbook (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781913236038)

Do your sentences fail to sound the way you want? Are they lackluster, with flat characters and settings? Is your prose full of bad habits and crutches?

The Anatomy of Prose: 12 Steps to Sensational Sentences, by Sacha Black, showed writers how to polish their prose to perfection in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide.

This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in The Anatomy of Prose, guiding you through the development of your sentence-level craft.

Inside the workbook you'll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you:

+ Create descriptions that sing

+ Craft character emotions that will hook a reader

+ Harness all five senses to make your stories come alive, deepening your reader's experience

+ Learn tips and tricks for balancing details at the sentence level

+ Discover methods for strengthening each sentence through strategic word choice, rhythm and flow

+ Implement dozens of literary devices, including how to utilize them to give your prose power

+ Use tactics for differentiating characters in dialogue as well as making it punchy and unforgettable

+ Self-edit through a comprehensive prose-specific self-editing check list

+ Embody your character's personality at the sentence level

+ Avoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes at the sentence level

Read the The Anatomy of Prose Workbook today and start creating kick-ass sentences.