Clark, Roy Peter
Summary: Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In THE ART OF X-RAY READING, Clark invites you to don your X-ray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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Summary: Short forms of writing have always existed--from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this ever-changing digital age, short form writing has become an essential skill. Whether the writing is formal or informal, Clark covers how to write effective and powerful titles, headlines, essays, sales pitches, Tweets, letters, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: A collection of over a hundred writing tips gleaned from fifty popular writing books. Chapters are devoted to each key strategy. Author expands and contextualizes original authors' suggestions and shares how each tip helped other authors improve their skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020
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Summary: "In Tell It Like It Is, bestselling author, writing coach, and teacher Roy Peter Clark offers a succinct and practical guide to writing with clarity, honesty, and conviction. By analyzing stellar writing samples from a diverse collection of public writers, Clark highlights and explains the tools journalists, scientists, economists, fact-checkers, even storytellers use to engage, inform, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023