How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times
Roy Peter Clark, "How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0316204323, 0316204358 | 272 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0316204323, 0316204358 | 272 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
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.