What’s the best way to write in the digital age? Short, according to Roy Peter Clark, vice president of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.“The Internet has given us unlimited space to ...

It’s time to stop talking about writing and write. The best-selling author of “Prep” and “Rodham” offers a plan. By Curtis Sittenfeld Though some people have knocked out an entire short ...

How to Write a Short Professional Bio. U.S. News & World Report. June 25, 2024, ... Your website might include a lengthier bio, but a short professional bio works best on social media pages.

It seems fitting then to revisit an essay Clark wrote 20 years ago about powerful short-form writing. Most of the good stories we tell can be told in 800 words or less. Let me try one.

The best way to write a perfect sentence is to lower your standards. I hope that advice doesn’t come across as some bait and switch, that there is no such thing as a perfect sentence.

SS: The best way is to have a platform that connects with the issue. For example, it would be difficult to write an anti-war piece if you’ve never served, or weren’t an army spouse.

How to write a short film in 6 steps Technically, we’d put “brainstorm” as step one because, well, it is. What follows is everything after you’ve figured out your idea.