Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

For students, aspiring novelists, and writers of memos, emails, PowerPoint presentations, and more come 50 indispensable, memorable, and usable tools from the vice president and senior scholar at the Poynter Institute. nA special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools. n Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of fifty short essays on different aspects of writing. In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic guidebook for novices and experts alike and remains one of the best loved books on writing available. n n Organized into four sections, Nuts and Bolts, Special Effects, Blueprints for Stories, and Useful Habits, Writing Tools is infused with more than 200 examples from journalism and literature. This new edition includes five brand new, never-before-shared tools. n n Accessible, entertaining, inspiring, and above all, useful for every type of writer, from high school student to novelist, Writing Tools is essential reading.n