
774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity
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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"
- 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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