Roy Peter Clark

Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark, the most influential writing teacher in the US, collects lifelong wisdom into 50 essential tools for writers of all kinds. Clark has distilled nearly 30 years of experience in journalism (writing and teaching) into Writing Tools, a series of 50 short essays on various aspects of writing. Organised into four sections, 'Nuts and Bolts',...

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...

America's favourite writing coach and bestselling author returns with an “indispensable” guide (Diana K. Sugg, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter) to writing clearly and honestly in a world full of lies, propaganda, and misinformation. The darker and more dystopian the future appears, the more influential public writers become. But with so much content vying for our attention, and so much misinformation and...

The darker and more dystopian the future appears, the more influential public writers become. But with so much content vying for our attention, and so much misinformation and propaganda polluting public discourse, how can writers break through the noise to inform an increasingly busy, stressed, and overwhelmed audience? In Tell It Like It Is, bestselling author, writing coach, and teacher...

From one of America's most influential writing teachers, a collection of 50 of the best writing strategies distilled from 50 writing and language books—from Aristotle to Strunk and White. With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott?...