Off the Page: Roy Peter Clark On Writing

Roy Peter Clark is America’s writing coach, devoted to creating a nation of writers. For more than three decades, Clark has taught writing at the Poynter Institute one of the most prominent schools for journalists in the world. He has taught writing at news organizations, schools, businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in more than forty states and on five continents. The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Public Radio, USA Today, CNN, Gannett, Microsoft, IBM, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Disney, AAA, the World Bank, and countless colleges and universities have been his clients at the Poynter Institute. He has appeared on Today and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Clark has authored or edited twenty books about writing, reading, language, and journalism, including “Tell It Like It Is” and “Murder Your Darlings.”

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