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Say What? Second Edition: The Fiction Writer's Handy Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage: The Writer's Toolbox Series, #1
Say What? Second Edition: The Fiction Writer's Handy Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage: The Writer's Toolbox Series, #1
Say What? Second Edition: The Fiction Writer's Handy Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage: The Writer's Toolbox Series, #1
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Say What? Second Edition: The Fiction Writer's Handy Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage: The Writer's Toolbox Series, #1

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Finally! A grammar guide specifically designed for fiction writers! Introducing the second edition, with more than fifty new entries!

WRITING CORRECTLY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HARD

Great writers write well. Grammatical errors mark a manuscript as unprofessional and the author as sloppy or an amateur. But you don't have to memorize the myriad of grammar, punctuation, and usage rules to have a well-written book. If you're a novelist or write creative nonfiction, this handy guide is essential—giving you the most common and applicable rules and tips to make your book shine—minus the pain!

Inside you'll find

  • Short, concise, and often humorous explanations of important grammar, punctuation, and word usage rules as featured on the award-winning blog Live Write Thrive.
  • Bonus fiction-writing tips to help you tighten your prose and say what you mean in fewer, more appropriate words.
  • Easy-to-navigate sections and a comprehensive index so you can find the answer to your grammar question right away.

Whether you're a novice or experienced writer, you'll benefit from these clear and helpful explanations of grammar and usage based on The Chicago Manual of Style—the US book publishing industry's authoritative reference guide. You no longer need to search the web or thumb through a stack of grammar books to find simple answers to your grammar questions. With Say What? at your fingertips, you'll spend less time fretting over grammar and more time writing. And you'll become a better writer in the process!

Here's what writing instructors say about this handy grammar book:


"Good, concise and easily accessible reference books on grammar and usage is hard to find. I mean, are hard to find. This is one of them."

—James Scott Bell, bestselling novelist, writing coach, and author ofRevision and Self-Editing for Publication

"This handy, user-friendly reference book, presented with style and humor, is a must for any writer serious about honing their craft and garnering respect for their works. An essential resource, the e-book will save you time with all its quick links to the short, snappy topics, and the print version is small enough to stay within reach beside your computer, so I highly recommend getting both. Respected editor and writer Susanne Lakin succeeds in making a dry topic interesting and meaningful! And using this book will also help you reduce your editing costs."

—Jodie Renner, editor and author of Style That Sizzles

"As a self-professed grammar nerd, let me just say this: The world needs more grammar nerds. Editor Lakin is doing her part to make this happen with her pithy, fun, and supremely useful guide to the everyday writing mistakes most of us don't even realize we're making. Her book is conversational and approachable enough to make for enjoyable reading. But its true value is in its 'lookupability.' This is the perfect guide to keep on your desk, next to your computer, for those moments when you're just not sure which word is right."

—K. M. Weiland, author of Structuring Your Novel and Outlining Your Novel 

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Release dateAug 26, 2015
ISBN9781516397877
Say What? Second Edition: The Fiction Writer's Handy Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage: The Writer's Toolbox Series, #1
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C. S. Lakin

C. S. Lakin is an award-winning novelist, writing instructor, and professional copyeditor who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lakin's award-winning blog for writers: www.livewritethrive.com provides deep writing instruction and posts on industry trends. Her site www.CritiqueMyManuscript.com features her critique services. She teaches workshops and critiques at writing conferences and workshops around the country. The Gates of Heaven series of seven novels are allegorical fairy tales drawing from classic tales we all read in our childhood. Lakin's relational drama/mystery, Someone to Blame, won the 2009 Zondervan First Novel award, released October 2010. Her other suspense/mysteries are Innocent Little Crimes (top 100 in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest), A Thin Film of Lies, and Conundrum. And sci-fi enthusiasts will love Time Sniffers: a wild young adult romance that will entangle you in time! She also publishes writing craft books in the series The Writer's Toolbox, which help novelists learn how to write great books! Follow her on Twitter: @cslakin and @livewritethrive and like her Facebook Author Page: http://www.facebook.com/C.S.Lakin.Author

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