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774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity

2020/6/4
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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Roy Peter Clark has been teaching writing at the Poynter Institute since 1977 and regularly offers up some of the best writing advice I see. Today, we talked about

- Writing differently during the pandemic

- Living up to your duty as a writer to achieve civic clarity

- Creating his new book, "[Murder Your Darlings](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/roy-peter-clark/murder-your-darlings/9780316481861/))"

- Learning that one of his best writing tips (which he shares) is as old as Roman times

- Being a putter-inner instead of a taker-outter

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