| How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times Contributor(s): Clark, Roy Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316204323 ISBN-13: 9780316204323 Publisher: Little, Brown Spark OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Composition - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs) |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 2012039692 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |