Punctuation: The Shortest, Simplest, Most Lighthearted Guide, Ever

by S.J. Sebellin-Ross

The goal was to make punctuation easy. Maybe even fun. And the result is the shortest, simplest, most lighthearted guide to punctuation, ever. You'll learn how to use the punctuation that has confounded you for the ellipsis, the semicolon, the double and single quotation marks, all the different dashes and their cousin, the hyphen, and more, including the always troublesome apostrophe. And you'll learn it with clear and simple explanations. What? No time for even that? No problem -- there is also a fantastic cheat sheet when even a few paragraphs of explanation is too much. Yes, you will finally learn everything you need to use punctuation properly. Quickly. Easily. And, best of all, with a little laugh now and then. Which is the best way to learn, and remember, anything.

38 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 8, 2012

About the author

S.J. Sebellin-Ross has more than a decade of experience writing restaurant reviews and articles for newspapers, magazines, and websites including The Washington Post and The New York Times. S.J. has reviewed James Beard award-winning restaurants, has written about food topics for international audiences, and is invited to speak in front of audiences including the Association of Journalists and at events including the BlogHer Food Conference.

Internationally published food journalist, restaurant critic, and cookbook author, S.J. is a top-selling writer whose books include "Culinary School: Three Semesters of Life, Learning, and Loss of Blood," the bestselling memoir of her time as a culinary school student and "How to Write about Food: How to Become a Published Restaurant Critic, Food Journalist, Cookbook Author, and Food Blogger," the definitive guide to breaking in and making money as a published food writer.

Reviews

[Geoff Farnsworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Makes the complicated subject of punctuation clear and sometimes fun. Highly recommend this for anyone that writes. I work in PR and write daily and refer to this book at least once of twice a week. Excellent resource.

[Alice Rawal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was a little surprise to find this author had written this book because most of her other work has to do with food. However, this is a topic I was interested in so I took a chance and am pleased to say the investment was a good one.

This author has a very friendly writing style that makes learning about punctuation easy. Her explanations are very clear and uncomplicated. And the book is just the perfect length.