美國最具影響力的寫作老師之一!這本書就像是一個「寫作工具箱」,所有文字創作者都能從中獲得靈感和激發!
本書作者Roy Peter Clark告訴我們:「寫作是一項可以學習的技藝,而在學習過程中,你所需要的是工具,不是規則!」《WRITING TOOLS》一書濃縮了他數十年來的教學經驗,他將其轉化成50項寫作技巧,讓所有文字創作者可以寫得更得心應手、更切中要點。
書中囊括了所有文字創作者應當知道的事情,像是最基本的「如何使用副詞」,到比較複雜的主題:「將你的筆記本轉化為相機」。書中更大量地從文學作品中援引超過200則以上的例子,用以說明作者欲傳達或討論的概念、主題。不管你是學生、希望嶄露頭角的新手作家,或甚至只是想要寫好日常記事、e-mail、職場上的簡報內容和情書,都絕對不能錯過書中的50個實用寫作技巧。
One of America 's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds can draw practical inspiration. "Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. "You need tools, not rules." His book distills decades of experience into 50 tools that will help any writer become more fluent and effective. WRITING TOOLS covers everything from the most basic ("Tool 5: Watch those adverbs") to the more complex ("Tool 34: Turn your notebook into a camera") and provides more than 200 examples from literature and journalism to illustrate the concepts. For students, aspiring novelists, and writers of memos, e-mails, PowerPoint presentations, and love letters, here are 50 indispensable, memorable, and usable tools. "Pull out a favorite novel or short story, and read it with the guidance of Clark 's ideas. . . . Readers will find new worlds in familiar places. And writers will be inspired to pick up their pens." - Boston Globe "For all the aspiring writers out there-whether you're writing a novel or a technical report-a respected scholar pulls back the curtain on the art." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution "This is a useful tool for writers at all levels of experience, and it's entertainingly written, with plenty of helpful examples." -Booklist