On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction / William Zinsser.
On Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody d...
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2001.
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| Edition: | Twenty-fifth anniversary edition, first HarperResource Quill edition. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-299) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g PART I : |t PRINCIPLES: |g The |t transaction -- |t Simplicity -- |t Clutter -- |t Style -- |g The |t audience -- |t Words -- |t Usage -- |g PART II : |t METHODS: |t Unity -- |g The |t lead and the ending -- |t Bits & pieces -- |g PART III : |t FORMS: |t Nonfiction as literature -- |t Writing about people : the interview -- |t Writing about places : the travel article -- |t Writing about yourself : the memoir -- |t Science and technology -- |t Business writing : Writing in your job -- |t Sports -- |t Writing about the arts : critics and columnists -- |t Humor -- |g PART IV : |t ATTITUDES: |g The |t sound of your voice -- |t Enjoyment, fear and confidence -- |g The |t tyranny of the final product -- |g A |t writer's decisions -- |t Write as well as you can. |
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