Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Rhetoric, Writing & Publishing, Composition & Creative Writing, Reference
Cover of the book Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing by Constance Hale, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Constance Hale ISBN: 9780393084269
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: October 15, 2012
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Constance Hale
ISBN: 9780393084269
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: October 15, 2012
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch is more than just a writing handbook; it’s a key to unlocking every writer’s innate creativity by offering countless paths to verbal expressiveness." —San Francisco Chronicle

Great sentences pivot on great verbs. In Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch, Constance Hale, best-selling author of Sin and Syntax, zeroes in on verbs that make bad writing sour and good writing sing. Each chapter in Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch features four sections: “Vex” tackles tough syntax, “Hex” debunks myths about verbs, “Smash” warns of bad writing habits, and “Smooch” showcases exemplary writing. A veteran journalist and writing teacher, Hale peppers her advice with pop-culture references and adapts her expertise for writers of every level. With examples ranging from the tangled clauses of Henry James and the piercing insight of Joan Didion to the punchy gerunds of the Coen brothers and the passive verbs of CEOs on trial, Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch offers a reenergized take on the “little despot of the sentence.”

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch is more than just a writing handbook; it’s a key to unlocking every writer’s innate creativity by offering countless paths to verbal expressiveness." —San Francisco Chronicle

Great sentences pivot on great verbs. In Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch, Constance Hale, best-selling author of Sin and Syntax, zeroes in on verbs that make bad writing sour and good writing sing. Each chapter in Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch features four sections: “Vex” tackles tough syntax, “Hex” debunks myths about verbs, “Smash” warns of bad writing habits, and “Smooch” showcases exemplary writing. A veteran journalist and writing teacher, Hale peppers her advice with pop-culture references and adapts her expertise for writers of every level. With examples ranging from the tangled clauses of Henry James and the piercing insight of Joan Didion to the punchy gerunds of the Coen brothers and the passive verbs of CEOs on trial, Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch offers a reenergized take on the “little despot of the sentence.”

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Contents May Have Shifted: A Novel by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History by Constance Hale
Cover of the book The Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip through the Great Cooking Schools of Europe by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Famous Writers I Have Known: A Novel by Constance Hale
Cover of the book No Regrets, Coyote: A Novel by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Modernism: The Lure of Heresy by Constance Hale
Cover of the book The Battle of Britain: The Greatest Air Battle of World War II by Constance Hale
Cover of the book The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty: A Novel by Constance Hale
Cover of the book The Air We Breathe: A Novel by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Bar Chef: Handcrafted Cocktails by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Beyond Human Nature: How Culture and Experience Shape the Human Mind by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary by Constance Hale
Cover of the book Sun Tzu at Gettysburg: Ancient Military Wisdom in the Modern World by Constance Hale
Cover of the book The Real West Marginal Way: A Poet's Autobiography by Constance Hale
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy