Writing tools : 50 essential strategies for every writer / Roy Peter Clark.
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TextPublisher: New York ; London : Little, Brown, 2006Edition: First paperback editionDescription: xi, 260 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780316014991 (pbk.); 0316014990 (pbk.)Other title: 50 essential strategies for every writerSubject(s): Authorship | English language -- Rhetoric | Authorship| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 一般圖書 | 圖書館 | ML-0 C592 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0042540 |
Originally published: 2006.
Includes index.
Introduction: Nation of writers -- Part 1: Nuts And Bolts -- 1: Begin sentences with subjects and verbs -- 2: Order words for emphasis -- 3: Activate your verbs -- 4: Be passive-aggressive -- 5: Watch those adverbs -- 6: Take it easy on the -ings -- 7: Fear not the long sentence -- 8: Establish a pattern, then give it a twist -- 9: Let punctuation control pace and space -- 10: Cut big, then small -- Part 2: Special Effects -- 11: Prefer the simple over the technical -- 12: Give key words their space -- 13: Play with words, even in serious stories -- 14: Get the name of the dog -- 15: Pay attention to names -- 16: Seek original images -- 17: Riff on the creative language of others -- 18: Set the pace with sentence length -- 19: Vary the lengths of paragraphs -- 20: Choose the number of elements with a purpose in mind -- 21: Know when to back off and when to show off -- 22: Climb up and down the ladder of abstraction -- 23: Tune your voice --
Part 3: Blueprints -- 24: Work from a plan -- 25: Learn the difference between reports and stories -- 26: Use dialogue as a form of action -- 27: Reveal traits of character -- 28: Put odd and interesting things next to each other -- 29: Foreshadow dramatic events and powerful conclusions -- 30: To generate suspense, use internal cliffhangers -- 31: Build your work around a key question -- 32: Place gold coins along the path -- 33: Repeat, repeat, and repeat -- 34: Write from different cinematic angles -- 35: Report and write for scenes -- 36: Mix narrative modes -- 37: In short works, don't waste a syllable -- 38: Prefer archetypes to stereotypes -- 39: Write toward an ending -- Part 4: Useful Habits -- 40: Draft a mission statement for your work -- 41: Turn procrastination into rehearsal -- 42: Do your homework well in advance -- 43: Read for both form and content -- 44: Save string -- 45: Break long projects into parts --
46: Take an interest in all crafts that support your work -- 47: Recruit your own support group -- 48: Limit self-criticism in early drafts -- 49: Learn from you critics -- 50: Own the tools of your craft -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Writing tools quick list -- Index.