How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times

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

Weight	276 g
Dimensions	210 × 135 × 18 mm