{"product_id":"do-i-make-myself-clear-a-practical-guide-to-writing-well-in-the-modern-age-paperback","title":"Do I Make Myself Clear?: A Practical Guide to Writing Well in the Modern Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Harry 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 Do I Make Myself Clear?, he brings his indispensable insight to us all in his definite guide to writing well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Evans provides practical examples of how editing and rewriting can make for better communication, even in the digital age. \u003ci\u003eDo I Make Myself Clear?\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential text, and one that will provide every writer an editor at his shoulder.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He 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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334414524518,"sku":"9780316509190","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bTMxTk9ZN3gyUzYySnVjdlFOdW9WZz09.webp?v=1774496999","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/do-i-make-myself-clear-a-practical-guide-to-writing-well-in-the-modern-age-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}