Gary Provost


Gary Provost was an American writer and writing instructor, author of works including Make every word count: a guide to writing that works--for fiction and nonfiction and 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power.

Life and career

Provost grew up in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Upon leaving school in 1962, Provost hitchhiked across the United States.
A children's book that Provost wrote with his wife, Gail, titled David and Max, won the 2007 Skipping Stones Honor Award.
His sudden death in 1995 interrupted his then-ongoing projects, including a book about Humphrey Bogart.

Complete work

Writing instructions

Make Every Word Count
100 Ways To Improve Your Writing
How to Tell a Story: The Secrets of Writing Captivating Tales
Beyond Style: Mastering the Finer Points of Writing
The Freelance Writer's Handbook
How to Write and Sell True Crime
Make Your Words Work

True crime

Perfect Husband: The True Story of the Trusting Bride Who Discovered Her Husband Was a Coldblooded Killer
Finder: The True Story of a Private Investigator
Fatal Dosage: The True Story of a Nurse on Trial for Murder
Across The Border: The True Story of the Satanic Cult Killings in Matamoros, Mexico
Without Mercy: Obsession and Murder Under The Influence
Into Their Own Hands

Biography

High Stakes: Inside the New Las Vegas
Bogart: In Search of My Father
Finder: The True Story of a Private Investigator

Mystery

Baffled In Boston

Satire

The Dorchester Gas Tank

Romance

Share The Dream

Pre-teen novel

Popcorn
David and Max
Good If It Goes
The Pork Chop War