As American editors sharpen their pencils, some advice on writing short
If two examples constitute a trend, then a movement is afoot among editors to encourage…
If two examples constitute a trend, then a movement is afoot among editors to encourage…
Editor’s note: After two years as a writing coach at the St. Petersburg Times and…
Somewhere in a deep corner of my files, there is a single piece of paper…
This morning on Twitter I awarded The Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins a gold medal for…
Not long ago, my wife and I test-drove a Kia Soul (she bought a Toyota…
I just wrote an essay for Signature that frames revision as an act, not just…
Over the next few months, Poynter will publish shortened versions of 21 chapters of the…
I saw a clip of Matt Lauer today. He said that viewing the video of…
One of the few regrets I have in my life is taking up golf without…
Roy Peter Clark teaches writers how to break the bondage of first-level creativity
Tracing the use of the -gate suffix over the years.
Author’s note: It is a testament to the legacy of a person like Nelson Mandela…