Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (722 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006G2UBMS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 297 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I'm Loving "Writing Tools - 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer"" according to Rita Kroon. Author Roy Peter Clark says "Writing is a craft you can learn. You need tools, not rules." Whether crafting a newspaper story, an admissions essay for college, a technical report, drafting your first novel, or whatever your task, you can become a more fluent and effective writer with a purpsoe, a plan, and a workbench full of tools for the trade. Clark believes that every writer can grow - and should, and "Writing Tools" shows the way.I'm loving the "Writing Tools" by Peter Clark. As I read each chapter, I scrutinize my own writing projects and follow the wonderful lessons he gives. I tighten where needed, activate my ver. Rather be at the Beach said Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. Loved this book! It is well written and INTERESTING! So many "how to" books seems to have hundreds of pages when they only needed 100, but I learned something from almost every single page. The first chapter is Nuts and Bolts, and covers everything from "beginning sentences with subjects and verbs" to "letting punctuation control page and space". The writer gives a "quick list" of writing tools from "Break long projects into parts" to "Limit self-criticism in early drafts" (my personal favorite). All-in-all a really helpful book that is well worth the price.. "What a delightful surprise this book is!" according to Jeffery Cotton. Some of the reviewers on Amazon claim they feel "talked down to" by Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. But I sure don't. In fact, the author uses examples from his own earlier writing to show how it could be improved by using the steps outlined in this book. That was a very refreshing approach, where how-to books are concerned.I have an Ivy League Ph.D. and so often suffer under the delusion that I don't need anyone to tell me how to write effectively, thank you. But I decided to apply the steps here to one of my short stories from a couple of years ago. I began whittling away at it
Whatever your task, you can become a more fluent and effective writer - a writer with a purpose, a plan, and a workbench full of tools. Tool 34: Write from different cinematic angles. Tool 41: Turn procrastination into rehearsal. You may be preparing a PowerPoint presentation or penning a love letter. Help the reader learn from contrast. Take the reader on a journey of language and meaning. Writing Tools shows the way.. You may be writing a technical report or drafting your first novel. "You need tools, not rules." In this essential guide, Clark distills decades of experience into fifty tools that writers of all kinds can use every day. Turn your notebook into a camera. You may be crafting a newspaper story or an admissions essay for college. "Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. For example: Tool 7: Fear not the long sentence. You may be a student or a teacher, a poet or a critic, a columnist or a blogger. Plan and write it first in your head. Clark works from the belief that every writer can grow - and should. Tool 28: Put odd and interesting things next to each other