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The Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark provides tools for your writing toolbox. Clark is the author of the book Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. Poynter's podcasts are sponsored by The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.

The Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark

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Roy's Writing Tools #50: Own the Tools of Your Craft

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2009 7:08

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Roy's Writing Tools #49: Accept Other Criticism

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2009 4:30

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Roy's Writing Tool #48: Limit Self-Criticism for Early Drafts, Then Let It Loose

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2009 4:57

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Roy's Writing Tool #47: Recruit Your Own Support Group

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2009 4:50

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Roy's Writing Tool #46: To Do Your Best, Help Others Do Their Best

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2009 4:20

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Roy's Writing Tool #45: Break Long Projects into Smaller Parts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2009 4:31

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Roy's Writing Tool #44: Save String

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2009 4:41

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Roy's Writing Tool #43: Read for both form and content.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2009 3:57

Roy's Writing Tool #42: Prepare for the Expected and the Unexpected

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2009 3:54

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Roy's Writing Tool #41: Turn procrastination into rehearsal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2009 5:23

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Roy's Writing Tool #40: Draft a mission statement for your work

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009 5:06

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Roy's Writing Tool #39: Write toward an ending

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2009 5:07

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Roy's Writing Tool #38: Use subtle symbols, not crashing cymbals

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2009 4:21

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Roy's Writing Tool #37: Shape shorter works with wit and polish

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2009 5:07

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Roy's Writing Tool #36: Mix Narrative Modes

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2009 4:15

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Roy's Writing Tool #35: Report and write for scenes

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2009 5:05

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Roy's Writing Tool #34: Turn your notebook into a "camera"

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2009 4:28

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Roy's Writing Tool #15: Pay Attention to Names

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2009 2:46

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Roy's Writing Tool #13: Play with words, even in serious stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2009 2:43

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Roy's Writing Tool #33: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2009 4:28

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Roy's Writing Tool #31: Build your work around a key question

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2009 4:35

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Roy's Writing Tool #3: Activate Your Verbs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2009 1:48

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Roy's Writing Tool #17: Riff on the Creative Language of Others

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 2:39

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Roy's Writing Tool #14: Get the Name of the Dog

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 2:53

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Roy's Writing Tool #16: Seek Original Images

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 2:44

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Roy's Writing Tool #18: Set the Pace with Sentence Length

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 3:01

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Roy's Writing Tool #19: Vary the Lengths of Paragraphs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 2:56

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Roy's Writing Tool #20: Choose the Number of Elements with a Purpose in Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 3:11

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Roy's Writing Tool #21: Know when to Back Off and When to Show Off

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 2:57

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Roy's Writing Tool #22: Climb Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 3:07

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Roy's Writing Tool #23: Tune your Voice

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 3:15

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Roy's Writing Tool #24: Work from a plan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 4:19

Roy's Writing Tool #25: Learn the difference between reports and stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 3:47

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Roy's Writing Tool #26: Use Dialogue as a Form of Action

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 4:01

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Roy's Writing Tool #27: Reveal Traits of Character

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 4:12

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Roy's Writing Tool #28: Put Odd and Interesting Things Next to Each Other

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 3:56

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Roy's Writing Tool #29: Plant Important Clues Early

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 4:16

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Roy's Writing Tool #30: To Propel Readers, Make them Wait

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 4:08

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Roy's Writing Tool #32: Place Gold Coins Along the Path

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009 3:26

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Roy's Writing Tool #12: Give Key Words Their Space

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 3:36

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Roy's Writing Tool #11: Prefer the Simple Over the Technical

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 3:00

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Roy's Writing Tool #10: Cut Big, Then Small

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 2:13

Roy's Writing Tool #9: Punctuating with Power and Purpose

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 2:32

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Roy's Writing Tool #8: Establish a Pattern, Then Give It a Twist

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 2:08

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Roy's Writing Tool #7: Fear Not the Long Sentence

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 2:30

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Roy's Writing Tool #6: Take It Easy on the "-ings"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 1:54

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Roy's Writing Tool #5: Watch Those Adverbs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 1:53

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Roy's Writing Tool #4: Be Passive Aggressive

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 1:37

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Roy's Writing Tool #2: Order Words for Emphasis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 1:59

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Roy's Writing Tool #1: Begin Sentences with Subjects and Verbs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2008 1:47

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