"Harold 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 a definitive guide to writing well. The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era -- with its TTYL, LMK, and WTF -- has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture,a nd in writing of every kind ...
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"Harold 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 a definitive guide to writing well. The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era -- with its TTYL, LMK, and WTF -- has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture,a nd in writing of every kind there is a trend toward more -- more speed, more information -- yet far less clarity. Evans provides practical examples of how editing and rewriting can make for better communication, even in the digital age. Do I Make Myself Clear? is an essential text, and one that will provide every writer with an editor at his shoulder."--|cFrom publisher's descriptio
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