Cover art for How to Write Short
Published
Little, Brown & Co., October 2013
ISBN
9780316204354
Format
Hardcover, 272 pages
Dimensions
22.1cm × 14.1cm × 2.3cm

How to Write Short Word Craft for Fast Times

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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, 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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