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Roy Peter Clark

About the Author

Roy Peter Clark is senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, one of the most prestigious schools for journalists in the world. A writer who teaches and a teacher who writes, he has authored or edited twenty books on writing and journalism, including Writing Tools, Murder Your Darlings, and The Art of X-Ray Reading.

Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay

Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay

by Roy Peter Clark

Tell It Like It Is

Tell It Like It Is

by Roy Peter Clark

Murder Your Darlings

Murder Your Darlings

by Roy Peter Clark

The Art of X-Ray Reading

The Art of X-Ray Reading

by Roy Peter Clark

How to Write Short

How to Write Short

by Roy Peter Clark

Help! For Writers

Help! For Writers

by Roy Peter Clark

The Glamour of Grammar

The Glamour of Grammar

by Roy Peter Clark

Writing Tools (10th Anniversary Edition)

Writing Tools (10th Anniversary Edition)

by Roy Peter Clark