The latest by Roy Peter Clark: “Help! for Writers” is an owner’s manual for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 210 most urgent problems that writers face.
Archive for 2011|Yearly archive page
New book available in September
In Books on July 30, 2011 at 7:02 amText messages show power of short writing
In Writing Tools on July 30, 2011 at 6:48 amThe narrative power of the text message was revealed dramatically in recent days as the world mourned the deaths of almost 80 Norwegians, most of them young, all victims of a single mass murderer named Anders Breivik. [Read more]
Meet me in D.C.
In Teaching on July 30, 2011 at 6:42 amDetails to come about how to attend my upcoming workshop for writers in Washington, in partnership with The Washington Post.
How to make complicated facts easy reading
In Teaching on July 30, 2011 at 6:32 amIt takes great skill to make a piece of writing simple, clear and direct. Jargon, clutter, numbers and acronyms can jumble together, undercutting meaning and frustrating even the avid reader.
The antidote to the poison of complexity is a quality of writing called “pace.” [Learn more]
(Or, this could promote the Washington, D.C. writers workshop or a seminar or some other teaching)
This post could show your latest book
In Books on June 15, 2011 at 3:47 pmOr it could show something else.
