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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 singCraft character emotions that will hook a readerHarness all five senses to make your stories come alive, deepening your reader’s experienceLearn tips and tricks for balancing details at the sentence level Discover methods for strengthening each sentence through strategic word choice, rhythm and flowImplement dozens of literary devices, including how to utilize them to give your prose powerUse tactics for differentiating characters in dialogue as well as making it punchy and unforgettable Self-edit through a comprehensive prose-specific self-editing check listEmbody your character’s personality at the sentence levelAvoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes at the sentence level

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

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atlas Black Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 191323603X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1913236038
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Better Writers Series
Best Sellers Rank: #1,094,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #524 in Creative Writing Composition #1,563 in Writing Skill Reference (Books) #1,709 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books)
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