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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New York :
Quill,
2001.
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| Edition: | Twenty-fifth anniversary edition, first HarperResource Quill edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- PART I : PRINCIPLES: The transaction
- Simplicity
- Clutter
- Style
- The audience
- Words
- Usage
- PART II : METHODS: Unity
- The lead and the ending
- Bits & pieces
- PART III : FORMS: Nonfiction as literature
- Writing about people : the interview
- Writing about places : the travel article
- Writing about yourself : the memoir
- Science and technology
- Business writing : Writing in your job
- Sports
- Writing about the arts : critics and columnists
- Humor
- PART IV : ATTITUDES: The sound of your voice
- Enjoyment, fear and confidence
- The tyranny of the final product
- A writer's decisions
- Write as well as you can.