num_pages: 272
description: America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing.In How to Write Short  Roy Peter Clark turns his attention to the art of painting a thousand pictures with just a few words. Short forms of writing have always existed-from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this ever-changing Internet age short-form writing has become an essential skill.Clark covers how to write effective and powerful titles headlines essays sales pitches Tweets letters and even self-descriptions for online dating services. With examples from the long tradition of short-form writing in Western culture How to Write Short guides writers to crafting brilliant prose even in 140 characters.
language: English
title: How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times
publisher: Little, Brown and Company