{"product_id":"do-i-make-myself-clear-a-practical-guide-to-writing-well-in-the-modern-age-9780316509190","title":"Do I Make Myself Clear?: A Practical Guide to Writing Well in the Modern Age","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMaster the Art of Clear Writing with Harold Evans\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA wise and entertaining guide to writing English the proper way by one of the greatest newspaper editors of our time.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\nHarold Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger. He's even been knighted for his services to journalism. In \u003ci\u003eDo I Make Myself Clear?\u003c\/i\u003e, he brings his indispensable insight to us all in his definitive guide to writing well.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Clear Writing Matters More Than Ever\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThe right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK, and WTF, has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture, and in writing of every kind we see a trend towards more -- more speed and more information but far less clarity.\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePractical Editing Techniques for Better Communication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nEvans provides practical examples of how editing and rewriting can make for better communication, even in the digital age. This essential text provides every writer an editor at his shoulder, offering concrete strategies to improve your writing across all formats and platforms.\n\nWhether you're crafting business emails, professional reports, or creative content, this guide delivers actionable techniques from one of journalism's most respected figures. Learn how to cut through confusion, strengthen your arguments, and communicate with precision.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eHarold Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2020) was a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e from 1967 to 1981. A graduate of Durham University, he wrote a number of bestselling histories. He followed the late Alistair Cooke in commentaries on America for the BBC. An American citizen after 1993, he held positions as editor-in-chief of the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly Press\u003c\/i\u003e, founding editor of the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e; editorial director of the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUS News\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e; and president and publisher of Random House.\n\nHe held the British Press Awards' Gold Award for Lifetime Achievement of Journalists. In 2001 British journalists voted him the all-time greatest British newspaper editor, and in 2004 he was knighted.","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680557338898,"sku":"9780316509190","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2ff3b52-e467-4b31-a04f-337606e1fffa.jpg?v=1734922658","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/do-i-make-myself-clear-a-practical-guide-to-writing-well-in-the-modern-age-9780316509190","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}