Description
| Product ID: | 9780316204323 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | How to Write Short |
| Subtitle: | Word Craft for Fast Times |
| Authors: | Author: Roy Peter Clark |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Writing and editing guides, Writing & editing guides, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Publisher Name: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-08-19 |
