Offers advice on improving writing skills and promoting a style marked by simplicity, orderliness, and sincerity.

The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head. In HELP! FOR WRITERS, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and entertaining style, Clark offers ten short solutions...

Getting It Right: The Essential Elements of the Dissertation was written for graduate students writing their dissertations. Clearly written and organized into five thematic chapters introduction and rationale; review of literature; methods; results/findings; and interpretation and recommendationsthis key writing source includes comprehensive examples taken directly from high-quality, scholarly dissertations. With motivational pep talks for graduate...

A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of nonfiction writing celebrates its 30th anniversary. Revised seven times, it has stood the test of time and remains a valued resource for writers.

Provides examples, models, and advice for writing letters to friends, relatives, and businesses, or for preparing school reports.

Provides nineteen twenty-minute lessons to help build stronger essay writing skills for school and college entrance examinations, including tests that measure progress, information about each step of essay composition, and strategies for taking timed exams.