Spunk & Bite

A writer's guide to punchier, more engaging language & style

272 pages

English language

Published Nov. 15, 2005 by Random House Reference.

ISBN:
978-0-375-72115-1
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This book makes a nice companion the Strunk & White (AKA The Elements of Style). Where Strunk and White gives you the rules of grammar and usage, Spunk & Bite teaches you how to creatively break the rules. I'd recommend this book to any writer looking to add interest to their locution. As the book says, it is all about "locution, locution, locution". I found the chapter on writing for Gen-Y a little less than useful, but otherwise, the book was pretty useful.