How to Write Stunning Sentences

Nina Schuyler

ISBN 13: 9798897400003

Published by Sibylline Press, US, 2026

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You've got a great story, but do you have great sentences?Stylish sentences have their own powerful energy that mesmerizes and even rearranges a reader's world. Think of this book as a private lesson with Nina Schuyler - award winning author and professor of creative writing - featuring guest appearances by the masters, including James Baldwin, Grace Paley, Anne Carson, Justin Torres, and Toni Morrison. They've arrived to show you the mechanics of their magic. Featuring 31 essays and over 100 writing prompts, How to Write Stunning Sentences is the best way to practice writing sentences with style. The second edition of this indispensable guide includes seven new essays and more prompts.Sibylline Press is proud to announce its new imprint, Sibyl Writing Craft, dedicated to providing definitive titles on writing craft and the book business for writers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Write Stunning Sentences
• Publisher: Sibylline Press, US
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798897400003
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Large type / Large print.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.51W x 1.55H x 21.51D centimeters 13.51 centimeters width by 1.55 centimeters height by 21.51 centimeters depth
• Weight: 299 grams

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Synopsis

You’ve got a great story, but do you have great sentences?

Stylish sentences have their own powerful energy that mesmerizes and even rearranges a reader’s world. Think of this book as a private lesson with Nina Schuyler — award winning author and professor of creative writing — featuring guest appearances by the masters, including James Baldwin, Grace Paley, Anne Carson, Justin Torres, and Toni Morrison. They’ve arrived to show you the mechanics of their magic. 

Featuring 31 essays and over 100 writing prompts, How to Write Stunning Sentences is the best way to practice writing sentences with style. The second edition of this indispensable guide includes seven new essays and more prompts.

Sibylline Press is proud to announce its new imprint, Sibyl Writing Craft, dedicated to providing definitive titles on writing craft and the book business for writers.

About the Author

Revered writing instructor Nina Schuyler is a former professor at University of San Francisco, and currently teaches creative writing for Stanford Continuing Studies, Book Passage, and Sibyl Writing Craft. She also facilitates the popular Stunning Sentences Substack. Her fiction has received accolades as well and includes, In This Ravishing World, and the novels, Afterword, The Translator, and The Painting. Her short stories have been widely published and honored. She lives in San Francisco, CA.