
How to Write Short
Word Craft for Fast Times
Roy Peter Clark(Author)
Little, Brown & Company (Publisher)
Published on 19. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-316-20432-3 (ISBN)
Description
In HOW TO WRITER SHORT,Roy Peter Clark turns his attention to the art of painting a thousand pictures with just a few words. Short forms of writing have always existed - from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this ever-changing internet age short-form writing has become an essential skill. Clark covers how to write effective and powerful titles, headlines, essays, sales pitches, Tweets, letters, and even self-descriptions for online dating services. With examples from the long tradition of short-form writing in Western culture, HOW TO WRITE SHORT guides writers to crafting brilliant prose, even in 140 characters.
Reviews / Votes
HOW TO WRITE SHORT both instructs and delights, in equal measure. On every page there is some useful advice and an amusing observation or illustration. Read this book!. - Ben Yagoda, author of How to Not Write BadA fun, practical guide. Clark really knows his way around a sentence. Learn from him. - Christopher Johnson, author of Microstyle
Engaging, entertaining, indispensable. - James Geary, author of The World in a Phrase and I Is an Other
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-20432-3 (9780316204323)
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Book
08/2013
Little, Brown & Company
€39.80
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Person
Roy Peter Clark is vice president and senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, one of the world's most prestigious schools for journalists. He is the author or editor of seventeen books about writing and journalism, including Writing Tools, The Glamour of Grammar, and Help! for Writers. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.