Writing Tools (10th Anniversary Edition): 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools.

Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of fifty short essays on different aspects of writing. In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic guidebook for novices and experts alike and remains one of the best loved books on writing available.

Organized into four sections, "Nuts and Bolts," "Special Effects," "Blueprints for Stories," and "Useful Habits," Writing Tools is infused with more than 200 examples from journalism and literature. This new edition includes five brand new, never-before-shared tools.

Accessible, entertaining, inspiring, and above all, useful for every type of writer, from high school student to novelist, Writing Tools is essential reading.

• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
• The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
• How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times
• The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
• The Art of X-Ray Reading: How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing
• The Elements of Style Workbook: Writing Strategies with Grammar Book (Writing Workbook Featuring New Lessons on Writing with Style)
• Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
• 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power (Mentor)
• Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
• The Writer's Process: Getting Your Brain in Gear