How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times

　　擁有三十年寫作教學經驗的羅伊．彼得．克拉克，曾編寫過十餘本廣受好評的教學書，在新作《How to Write Short》，他更使出渾身解數教大家長話短說的寫作藝術。



　　精簡寫作過去擅場的舞台多是航海日誌、電報、祝禱文與俳句，但在網路普及的今天，精簡寫作已然成為不可或缺的溝通技巧。有鑑於此，克拉克老師將幫助讀者，在有限字數內寫出擲地有聲、短而有力的標題、文章、廣告文案、推特、信件與網路約會適用的自我介紹等，輕鬆應對現代寫作難題。



　　書中並援引西方歷史中悠久的寫作經驗與範例，只要跟著克拉克老師循序漸進地學習，必定讓你練就140字內就能撼動人心、字字珠璣的寫作力！(文/博客來編譯)

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.

Roy Peter Clark is senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, one of the most prestigious schools for journalists in the world. He has taught writing at every level -- from schoolchildren to Pulitzer Prize-winning authors -- for more than forty years.

A writer who teaches and a teacher who writes, he has authored or edited nineteen books on writing and journalism, including The Art of X-Ray Reading, How to Write Short, Writing Tools, The Glamour of Grammar, and Help! for Writers. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is considered a garage-band legend.