{"product_id":"a-dash-of-style-the-art-and-mastery-of-punctuation","title":"A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation","description":"The first practical and accessible guide to the art of punctuation for creative writers.\n\nPunctuation reveals the writer: haphazard commas, for example, reveal haphazard thinking; clear, lucid breaks reveal clear, lucid thinking. Punctuation can be used to teach the writer how to think and how to write. This short, practical book shows authors the benefits that can be reaped from mastering punctuation: the art of style, sentence length, meaning, and economy of words. There are full-length chapters devoted to the period, the comma, the semicolon, the colon, quotation marks, the dash and parentheses, the paragraph and section break, and a cumulative chapter on integrating them all into \"The Symphony of Punctuation.\" Filled with exercises and examples from literary masters (Why did Poe and Melville rely on the semicolon? Why did Hemingway embrace the period?), A Dash of Style is interactive, highly engaging, and a necessity for creative writers as well as for anyone looking to make punctuation their friend instead of their mysterious foe.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 039306087X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.039306087X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lukeman, Noah\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43906254798909,"sku":"BVV.039306087X.G","price":10.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/039306087X-0.jpg?v=1793223906","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-dash-of-style-the-art-and-mastery-of-punctuation","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}