Writing Implements and Accessories
Author : Joyce Irene Whalley
Publisher : Detroit : Gale Research Company
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 29,67 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Western Writing Implements in the Age of the Quill Pen
Author : Michael Finlay
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Pens
ISBN :
Book Description
Writing Tools
Author : Roy Peter Clark
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,90 MB
Release : 2008-01-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0316028401
Book Description
A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools. Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of fifty short essays on different aspects of writing. In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic guidebook for novices and experts alike and remains one of the best loved books on writing available. Organized into four sections, "Nuts and Bolts," "Special Effects," "Blueprints for Stories," and "Useful Habits," Writing Tools is infused with more than 200 examples from journalism and literature. This new edition includes five brand new, never-before-shared tools. Accessible, entertaining, inspiring, and above all, useful for every type of writer, from high school student to novelist, Writing Tools is essential reading.
A Better Pencil
Author : Dennis Baron
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 10,56 MB
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0199914001
Book Description
A Better Pencil puts our complex, still-evolving hate-love relationship with computers and the internet into perspective, describing how the digital revolution influences our reading and writing practices, and how the latest technologies differ from what came before.
Writing implements and accessories : trade literature ca. 1938-1939
Author : Autopoint Co
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 24,82 MB
Release : 1938
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Writing Tools
Author : Roy Peter Clark
Publisher :
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN : 9780316145923
Book Description
One of America 's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds can draw practical inspiration. "Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. "You need tools, not rules." His book distills decades of experience into 50 tools that will help any writer become more fluent and effective. WRITING TOOLS covers everything from the most basic ("Tool 5: Watch those adverbs") to the more complex ("Tool 34: Turn your notebook into a camera") and provides more than 200 examples from literature and journalism to illustrate the concepts. For students, aspiring novelists, and writers of memos, e-mails, PowerPoint presentations, and love letters, here are 50 indispensable, memorable, and usable tools. "Pull out a favorite novel or short story, and read it with the guidance of Clark 's ideas. . . . Readers will find new worlds in familiar places. And writers will be inspired to pick up their pens." - Boston Globe "For all the aspiring writers out there-whether you're writing a novel or a technical report-a respected scholar pulls back the curtain on the art." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution "This is a useful tool for writers at all levels of experience, and it's entertainingly written, with plenty of helpful examples." -Booklist.
Penners, Etuis & Writing Compendia
Author : Jim Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Writing materials and instruments
ISBN :
Book Description
Pen Repair
Author : Jim Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,95 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fountain pens
ISBN : 9780956271150
Book Description
Writing Instruments
Author : Geoff Roe
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 22,38 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Pens
ISBN : 9780952986706
Book Description
Pencils You Should Know
Author : Caroline Weaver
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Design
ISBN : 145217850X
Book Description
Pencils You Should Know traces the evolution of pencils over time and across the globe. From the humble, handcrafted pencil of the 19th century to the novelty writing implement of the 1990s, each object in this book tells a different story. This book features a selection of 75 modern and vintage pencils curated by pencil powerhouse Caroline Weaver, owner of legendary New York pencil emporium CW Pencil Enterprise. Pencil fanatics will find old favorites here—the original Blackwing 602 puts in an appearance, of course—and make exciting new discoveries, too. • Vintage pencils and accessories are photographed against vibrant, colorful backgrounds and accompanied by Weaver's insightful commentary. • A love letter to one of the most important inventions in human history This supremely charming book celebrates the enduring magic of the pencil. Trace the history of the pencil over time and across the globe, and discover everything you need to know about this simple yet ingenious invention. • A great book for pencil collectors, admirers, historians, artists, writers—anyone who gets excited about the new Palomino Blackwing, a perfectly sharpened No. 2 Ticonderoga • Fans of The Pencil by Henry Petroski, How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees and John Hodgman, and The Pencil Perfect by Caroline Weaver will want this in their collection. The perfect book for pencil devotees, analog and vintage ephemera lovers, designers, and fans of CW Pencil Enterprise
