3 Books that should be on your writing desk if you’re serious about writing better sentences
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences by June Casagrande - Funny, funny, funny. Yes, it’s a “manual” on craft, but it’s an instructive AND enjoyable read.
Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style by Virginia Tufte - Lots of great examples of beautifully written sentences and how their construction and meaning work.
How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Stanley Fish - Fish’s name is synonymous with English Lit classes. This book is a fantastic resource for writing sentences AND reading and appreciating them.
Bonus:
Sin and Syntax by Constance Hale - This was my first book on craft. An oldie but a goodie.
These books are all about one specific aspect of writing: the sentence.
