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The Writer's Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose

By Helen Sword
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"Sword aims to lead us to 'fit and trim' prose via an assault course covering horrors such as 'Prepositional pudge,' 'Ad-dictions' and 'Waste words.'" —Times Higher Education

Do your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer's Diet is for you! It's a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness.


Helen Sword dispenses with excessive explanations and overwrought analysis. Instead, she offers an ...

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