Writing Tools 10th Anniversary Editi..., Roy Peter Clark
Writing Tools 10th Anniversary Editi..., Roy Peter Clark
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Writing Tools (10th Anniversary Edition)
55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

Author: Roy Peter Clark

Narrator: Neil Kaplan

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools.

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.

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.

Accessible, entertaining, inspiring, and above all, useful for every type of writer, from high school student to novelist, Writing Tools is essential reading.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on December 09, 2010

Before Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer became an actual book, the tools were a series of blog posts Roy Peter Clark wrote over at Poynter.org. The version I've read were those original 50 blog posts collected in PDF form. You can find all the original collected posts here and......more

Goodreads review by Douglas on February 19, 2017

This was a very fine book on writing. Some really shrewd wisdom in this thing. One of my favorites is this: Choose words the average writer avoids but the average reader understands. Rarely used words are not the same thing as unknown words.......more

Goodreads review by Brian on March 30, 2013

What is the book about? "Think of writing as carpentry, and consider this book your toolbox. You can borrow a writing tool at any time" Cool. How should I use these tools? "Do not try to apply these tools all at once" What's the best tool of them all? "The most powerful tool on your workbench is oral r......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on September 03, 2015

Highly recommend for anyone who wants inspiration & splendidly helpful tools for polishing your writing! It even has sections for dealing with that nagging critic in our heads and how to handle negative criticism from others. "The receptive writer must convert debate into conversation. A debate ends......more


Quotes

"Roy Peter Clark knows more about writing than anybody I know who is not currently dead." —Dave Barry, author of Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)

"Clark is a joyful, brilliant teacher who unlocks the mysteries of literary flow. This book is one to keep near the keyboard." —Anne Hull, national reporter for the Washington Post

"Roy is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of writing teachers....Like its author, Writing Tools is brilliant, openhearted, and indispensable; it's easily one of the best books ever published about our craft."—Thomas French, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Zoo Story

"Clark is a national treasure that needs to be mined aggressively." —DeWayne Wickham, USA Today

"For all the aspiring writers out there--whether you're writing a novel or a technical report--a respected scholar at Florida's Poynter Institute for Journalists pulls back the curtain on the art."—Teresa K. Weaver, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Pull out a favorite novel or short story, and read it with the guidance of...Clark's ideas....Readers will find new worlds in familiar places. And writers will be inspired to pick up their pens."—Boston Globe

"No matter what you write--a blog, a love letter, the next great American novel--Writing Tools offers practical advice that is a pleasure to read."—St. Petersburg Times