Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark
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Author: Roy Peter ClarkEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-10
ISBN: 0316014990
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Book Review: Probably the most practical writing improvement guide.
Summary: 5 Stars
Each chapter contains a tool ("Begin Sentences with subjects and verbs.") and then uses multiple examples to demonstrate how well-known authors have used it sucessfully. It explains why each tool is useful and how it can be abused and/or disregarded for specific purposes. At the end of each chapter there are excercises to practice the "lesson" using the newspaper, books you like, your writing, etc.
Encompases fiction, non-fiction, journalism, and even poetry. Good for all types of writers.
The style is not condescending, it's very easy to understand and apply to your writing that you have now. I have already made improvements on just the few paragraphs I've re-worked using Clark's tips.
If you are looking for a book to help you improve your writing style and give insight to the techniques of many sucessful authors, then buy this book. Today.
Summary of Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
One of"Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. "You need tools, not rules." His book distills decades of experience into 50 tools that will help any writer become more fluent and effective.
WRITING TOOLS covers everything from the most basic ("Tool 5: Watch those adverbs") to the more complex ("Tool 34: Turn your notebook into a camera") and provides more than 200 examples from literature and journalism to illustrate the concepts. For students, aspiring novelists, and writers of memos, e-mails, PowerPoint presentations, and love letters, here are 50 indispensable, memorable, and usable tools.
"Pull out a favorite novel or short story, and read it with the guidance of
"For all the aspiring writers out there-whether you're writing a novel or a technical report-a respected scholar pulls back the curtain on the art." -
"This is a useful tool for writers at all levels of experience, and it's entertainingly written, with plenty of helpful examples." -Booklist
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