Arthur Plotnik, Author
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Published Works (Selected)
Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives. Viva Editions, 2011.
"...what gonzo joy awaits language lovers as Plotnik serves up high-fiveable hot sauce for the brain. --Donna Seaman--Booklist
"...perfection printed and bound." — Bryan A. Garner, author of Garner's Modern American Usage
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The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts Into Words.
Holt 1995; revised edition, Barnes & Noble, 2006.
". . . solid sense, and his writing is so engaging that this guidebook is more like a fluid, enjoyable monologue ---Philadelphia Inquirer. "Invites readers to make language that actually inhales and exhales, language with its shirtsleeves rolled up and its eyes ablaze." ---Richard Lederer.
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Holt 1995; revised edition, Barnes & Noble, 2006.
". . . solid sense, and his writing is so engaging that this guidebook is more like a fluid, enjoyable monologue ---Philadelphia Inquirer. "Invites readers to make language that actually inhales and exhales, language with its shirtsleeves rolled up and its eyes ablaze." ---Richard Lederer.
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The Elements of Authorship: Unabashed Advice, Undiluted Experience, Unadulterated Inspiration for Writers and Writers-To-Be.
Simon & Schuster, 1992, toExcel 2000. ". . .a book for aspiring writers that has few equals." -- Chicago Tribune. "wise, entertaining, useful, funny, insightful, and all-around worthy . . ." ---Donald Westlake.
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Simon & Schuster, 1992, toExcel 2000. ". . .a book for aspiring writers that has few equals." -- Chicago Tribune. "wise, entertaining, useful, funny, insightful, and all-around worthy . . ." ---Donald Westlake.
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The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Guide for City and Town. Illustrated by Mary H. Phelan.
Crown/Three Rivers, 2000.
"Indispensible." ---The New York Times. "Plotnik writes with botanical precision and an engaging and lively style." ---American Forests. "A must read for any student or admirer of trees." ---forestry.about.com
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The Man Behind the Quill: Jacob Shallus, Calligrapher of the United States Constitution.
National Archives and Records Administration, 1987.
"An original work of scholarship that anyone interested in Constitutional history should find useful." ---Leonard R. Levy, Pulitzer-Prize historian.
"[Plotnik] has performed small miracles of research." ---James Hutson, former Chief, Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Links to Selected Works on the Web
"My Addiction to Oil", satire, Swink
"Do I Answer My Own Questions?" Op-Ed, Los Angeles Times
"Writing Tips for Teens," education.com magazine
"Trump: A (Superlative) Legend In His Own Mind."
The Morton Report
Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Bold, Contempo-rary Style. Random House (paper 2007; Kindle edition, 2009; hard-cover 2005). "A must for every writer's desk"---Billy Collins. "Leaves Strunk & White choking on cyber-dust"---Chip Scanlon. "Addictive reading." ---Booklist. "A buy-a-copy-and-stay-up-all-night-reading-it-kind-of-book." ---The Writer magazine.
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The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors & Journalists.
Macmillan, others, from 1982. "Succinct, realistic, intensely practical, lively in style and fun to read." ---Publishers Weekly. "Is to editors what The Elements of Style is to writers."---Columbia Magazine.
Macmillan, others, from 1982. "Succinct, realistic, intensely practical, lively in style and fun to read." ---Publishers Weekly. "Is to editors what The Elements of Style is to writers."---Columbia Magazine.
Poetry
Plotnik's occasional poetry has appeared in a print portfolio (American Artists), Chicago Tribune op-ed page, and recently in Slow Trains, Harpur Palate, Rambunctious Review, Thema, Rosebud. Comstock Review, and Brilliant Corners. Honors include 1st place, Irish American Heritage Poetry Competition, and runner-up, Dana and Rosebud Awards.
Harpur Palate
