title: Conan the Grammarian: Practical Guidelines on Grammar and Craft for Fiction Writers
author: Susan Mackay Smith
description: Susan Mackay Smith, a past president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and a frequent judge of the Colorado Book Awards, has been writing a monthly Conan the Grammarian column for over ten years. Traditionally published in fantasy under the nom de plume, Mackay Wood, she is a second-generation Colorado native with a degree in history and (more important to her) a BHSAI from the Porlock Vale Riding School in Somerset, England. She lives in Boulder with the most wonderful man in the world.
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  The Grammardog Guide to 
  Bartleby the 
  Scrivener 
   by Herman Melville 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
        All exercises use sentences from the novel. 
        Includes over 250 multiple choice questions.
  
  About Grammardog 
   
  Grammardog was founded in 2001 by Mary Jane McKinney, a high school English teacher and 
  dedicated grammarian.  She and other experienced English teachers in both high school and college 
  regard grammar and style as the key to unlocking the essence of an author.   
   
  Their philosophy, that grammar and literature are best understood when learned together, led to 
  the formation of Grammardog.com, a means of sharing knowledge about the structure and patterns 
  of language unique to specific authors.  These patterns are what make a great book a great book.  
  The arduous task of analyzing works for grammar and style has yielded a unique product, 
  guaranteed to enlighten the reader of literary classics. 
   
  Grammardog’s strategy is to put the author’s word