What can verbs do for you?
See how Maggie O'Farrell uses inventive writing to lure readers into a story whose ending we think we already know.
How do you open a mystery novel?
See how Tana French uses sentence style, summary, and suspense to pull readers into the first chapter of The Searcher.
Great Sentences, by Brooks Landon
Brooks Landon’s method for creating rich, complex sentences.
Artful Sentences, by Virginia Tufte
Virginia Tufte’s collection of beautiful sentences and her explanations of how they work will teach you new tools to use in your own writing.
The Sense of Style, by Steven Pinker
Stephen Pinker’s exploration of how good sentences work.
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences, by June Casagrande
June Casagrande’s advice for writers about how to craft clear, correct sentences.
Meander, Spiral, Explode, by Jane Alison
Jane Alison’s exploration of forms for fiction that go beyond the classic narrative arc.
Sin and Syntax, by Constance Hale
How to play with words: lessons from Constance Hale’s Sin and Syntax.
Dreyer’s English, by Benjamin Dreyer
Learn why Dreyer’s English is an indispensable reference for fiction editors and how it can help you improve your writing.
