How to Write Short : Word Craft for Fast Times
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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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780316204323
- ISBN-10: 0316204323
- Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
- Publish Date: August 2014
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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