How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times

How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times - Paperback

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How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times - Paperback

How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times - Paperback

by Roy Peter Clark
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Book Overview

America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing.

In How to Write 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.
ISBN9780316204323
Author Roy Peter Clark
PublisherLittle, Brown Spark
GenreEducation
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2014
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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