false 38524 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 38524 4 38286 15 11 2005 Spunk & Bite: A writer's guide to punchier, more engaging language & style total:122|5:43|4:50|3:25|2:1|1:3| 122 495 278 32 21668 3.90 193 42 30297790 1315725 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.09 101 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 3 1 false Sat Aug 23 03:50:30 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 06:47:31 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 03:50:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 29707256 1237104 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 1 false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 13:28:59 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 15:44:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12645129 615988 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 3 1 false Fri Jun 20 06:43:58 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 15 23:26:28 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 20 06:43:58 -0700 2008
This one is entertaining, which is surprising for a 'writer's guide'. But Plotnik practices what he preaches, and there are some fun turns of phrase.

I find myself waxing uber-prosaic af...more...]]> 45344610 2520672 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Sun Feb 15 19:13:23 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:09:29 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 19:13:23 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 39552850 1398445 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 07 18:29:22 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 22 15:02:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 27705653 898998 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 19 09:55:59 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 19 16:42:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 73224279 1329859 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 0 0 false Fri Oct 02 12:30:55 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 12:32:34 -0700 2009 42597085 1802731 39523 0375722270 9780375722271 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169296919m/39523.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169296919s/39523.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39523.Spunk_Bite_A_Writer_s_Guide_to_Bold_Contemporary_Style 3.90 20
Updated with all-new writing exercises, Spunk & Bite will help writers take books, articles, business reports, memos, and even e-mail messages to the next level.]]> 2005 1 0 false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 10 13:51:12 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 13:51:12 -0800 2009 42833065 167336 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 1 0 false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 16:05:48 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 06:51:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 75948974 2749736 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:47:12 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:51:20 -0700 2009 59282525 2406620 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 11 10:16:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:02:38 -0700 2009 81091259 937219 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Tue Dec 15 10:01:56 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 10:02:11 -0800 2009 54631131 911504 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 0 0 false Fri May 01 15:41:02 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 15:41:06 -0700 2009 49590281 213556 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 0 0 false Tue Mar 17 14:36:17 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 14:36:49 -0700 2009 54131898 1901389 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 27 10:23:55 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 10:24:10 -0700 2009 2704165 142620 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 07:16:33 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 08:11:36 -0700 2007 The Writer magazine (which is ending, I hear!), and I learn from this book. I always love checking out new books on w...more...]]> 26212109 985164 39523 0375722270 9780375722271 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169296919m/39523.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169296919s/39523.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39523.Spunk_Bite_A_Writer_s_Guide_to_Bold_Contemporary_Style 4.06 122
Updated with all-new writing exercises, Spunk & Bite will help writers take books, articles, business reports, memos, and even e-mail messages to the next level.]]> 2005 3 0 false Thu Jul 03 09:38:37 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 09:40:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 54763866 804596 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 3 0 false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 02:07:41 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 22:03:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58159492 2325923 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 4 0 false Tue Jun 02 05:26:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 06:03:34 -0700 2009 5053702 134749 38524 0375721150 9780375721151 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408m/38524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160408s/38524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38524.Spunk_Bite_A_writer_s_guide_to_punchier_more_engaging_language_style 4.06 122 Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free.

To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite, a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive Arthur Plotnik, is to embrace those qualities that composition rulebooks sidestep–among them, surprise, personality, engagement, edge, and fearlessness. Drawing on selections from today’s most exciting writers–Jonathan Franzen, Sandra Cisneros, Bill Bryson, Maureen Dowd, and many dozens more–Plotnik reveals the tricks and techniques that make prose fresh, forceful, and publishable.

For all types of writing–novels, articles, poems, ad copy, blogs, and even e-mail–this uncommon handbook reveals how to make your words so fetching that readers beg for more.


Arthur Plotnik is an author, and former publishing executive. Two of his works have been featured as Book of the Month Club selections: The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words . Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik’s writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.

Plotnik studied under Philip Roth and Vance Bourjaily at the Iowa Writers Workshop . As a publisher, he brought five national awards to the American Library Association’s book imprint. He also won numerous honors as editor of ALA’s flagship magazine, American Libraries.]]> 2005 5 0 false Fri Aug 24 13:02:15 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 06:53:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=38524