Every Saturday, The Bee turns its Op-Ed page over to its readers. We are one of the few newspapers in the country to do that. I'm the primary editor for that page, so I'm often asked for advice about writing. One of my favorite sources of writing advice is the Poynter Institute. It has a crack faculty and a premier Web site that is newsy, witty, humorous and educational. Dr. Roy Peter Clark is one of the best writing teachers I've ever met. A few years ago, I had the most joyful week-long session at Poynter with him, Chip Scanlan and Don Murray of the Boston Globe. I will never forget it. Roy has a new blog on writing tools and this should give you a taste of his sense of serious fun. One of his recent entries is called "Get the name of that bra." Now, who could resist such a title? He also has a new book coming out soon, a collection of columns he is calling "Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer."
I've already signed up to get it the minute it comes out.
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- Bill Bradley's New West Notes
- The Hotline's Blogometer
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- PolitickerCA
- Fresno Bee Opinion Page
- fresnobee.com
- Huffington Post
- Daily Kos
- Red State
- Flash Report
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