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How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times

By Roy Peter Clark

Book information

Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Year
2014
ISBN
0316204323, 9780316204323
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
309 kB (316819 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
272\0
Time added
2015-04-12 12:42:59

Description

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.

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