How to Write Short

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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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Roy Peter Clark has been called “America’s writing coach” as his stated mission is to help create “a nation of writers.”

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Spark
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2014
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316204323
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316204323
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #172,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #43 in Words, Language & Grammar Reference #70 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books) #130 in Creative Writing Composition
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